Two Stop Bits | Stories tagged "windows"

Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows (compatible windows legacy infrastructure stability cost security preservation) (bbc.com)
5 points by bmonkey325 1 day ago | 1 comment
Second Reality by Future Crew ported to Windows (demoscene msdos pc windows) (github.com)
7 points by losso 23 days ago | 5 comments
ZgzInfinity OutRun - A tribute to the original arcade version from 1986 (outrun sega remake windows linux driving simulation) (github.com | ia)
2 points by bmonkey325 27 days ago | discuss
Windows 1.0 with Steve Ballmer (1986) (windows) (youtube.com)
5 points by ohjeez 64 days ago | 1 comment
Windows 96 - The Windows That Never Was (windows microsoft win95 nashville) (timemachiner.io | ia)
1 point by bmonkey325 66 days ago | discuss
What was the role of MS-DOS in Windows 95? (historical microsoft windows win95 msdos chen) (microsoft.com | ia)
14 points by bmonkey325 82 days ago | discuss
Universal ATA driver for Windows NT 3.51–7 & ReactOS With PATA/SATA/AHCI support (2019) (windows winnt reactos ata sata driver) (org.ua | ia)
5 points by Lammy 92 days ago | discuss
How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2 (rockstar game windows gta classic investigation) (github.io | ia)
1 point by bmonkey325 124 days ago | 1 comment
Iron Doom (doom rust port windows linux macos) (github.com | ia)
1 point by bmonkey325 131 days ago | discuss
Windows 1.0 with Steve Ballmer (HQ, 60FPS) (1986) (microsft windows balmer advertisement schlock) (youtu.be)
3 points by bmonkey325 137 days ago | 2 comments
CrystalMark Retro benchmark extends support all the way back to Windows 95 (2025) (cyrstalmark legacy windows benchmark) (arstechnica.com | ia)
1 point by bmonkey325 147 days ago | discuss
UNOFFICIAL Windows 7 Service Pack 2 (windows modernization servicepack updates) (github.com | ia)
1 point by bmonkey325 156 days ago | discuss
VkQuake vulkan port for windows, Linux, Mac (2025) (vkquake quake port vulkan windows linux mac) (github.com | ia)
2 points by bmonkey325 163 days ago | discuss
Windows 98 Disk Defrag Simulator (windows simulator disk defrag asmr) (defrag98.com)
1 point by bmonkey325 177 days ago | 2 comments
Windows NT [History, Components, Subsystems, Design, FS, Net, API] [pdf] (1999) (historical windows microsoft nt os) (ucsc.edu)
1 point by bmonkey325 180 days ago | discuss
Did the Windows 95 setup team forget that MS-DOS can do graphics? (historical windows win95 installation) (microsoft.com)
5 points by bmonkey325 190 days ago | discuss
Whatever Happened to Unix Workstations? (unix workstation sun alto apollo sgi windows nt) (howtogeek.com)
6 points by bmonkey325 198 days ago | 7 comments
A Rich Neighbor Named Xerox (apple mac xerox parc microsoft windows genesis) (folklore.org)
3 points by bmonkey325 203 days ago | 1 comment
Cannonball: An Enhanced OutRun Engine (cannonball outrun sega 68k z80 windows port) (github.com | ia)
7 points by bmonkey325 226 days ago | discuss
Megapost: Last versions of software for older operating systems (win98 windows win311 windowsxp software) (neocities.org | ia)
9 points by strangecasts 227 days ago | discuss
Microsoft Bob turns 30 today. It was terrible and I'm sorry I mentioned it. (gates bob microsoft windows x86) (homeip.net | ia)
7 points by dfarquhar 230 days ago | 3 comments
Windows 3.11 on QEMU 5.2.0 (win311 windows qemu emulation virtualization) (popey.com | ia)
5 points by bmonkey325 232 days ago | discuss
Modern Generic SVGA driver for Windows 3.1 (svga driver windows win31 foss) (github.com | ia)
6 points by bmonkey325 233 days ago | 1 comment
One Dog v. the Windows 3.1 Graphics Stack (win31 video narrative drivers windows) (wuffs.org)
3 points by bmonkey325 233 days ago | discuss
Windows 2: Final Fantasy of operating systems (windows microsoft gui) (ninakalinina.com | ia)
9 points by amoroso 237 days ago | 12 comments
Ditherer: Generate Windows 3.x Dither Patterns in the Browser (color dithering palette pattern windows) (mwh.nz | ia)
2 points by splorp 237 days ago | discuss
Running Llama on Windows 98 (win98 llama llm ai windows) (exolabs.net | ia)
4 points by bmonkey325 239 days ago | 5 comments
Windows 95 and Early 80386 CPUs (microsoft windows win95 intel 386 bug disassembly) (pcjs.org)
4 points by Lammy 240 days ago | 1 comment
A design flaw in the Windows 3D Pipes screen saver pointed out by a customer (historical windows screensaver opengl flaw teapot utah) (microsoft.com | ia)
3 points by bmonkey325 240 days ago | 3 comments
SafeDiscShim is a compatibility tool for SafeDisc on modern Windows (compatible safediscshim drm windows copyprotection) (github.com | ia)
1 point by bmonkey325 261 days ago | discuss
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