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Why Many Old Operating Systems Never Really Die
It ain’t just about Windows, macOS, or Linux. Also-ran or fairly obscure operating systems, like OS/2, are everywhere—in some cases, hiding under your nose.
Experience the Zombie Apocalypse Via a Windows 3.0 Simulation
For this fictional FBI grunt, the end of the world is boring as heck.
The Best Apple Watch App Is Windows 95
Say goodbye to your warranties, this is retrofitting at its finest.
Chinese Hackers Pangu Have Jailbroken iOS 9
It never takes long for someone to break into new hardware.
Finally, a 'Reasonably-Secure' Operating System: Qubes R3
The world's most secure operating system assumes you've been owned.
The Virtual Sun Is Finally Setting
The digital sun that has for so long cast its shadows on the objects that comprise our virtual world is finally setting.
A Eulogy for Skeuomorphism
With its new OS, Apple is finally killing those leather bound calendars, wooden bookshelves, and tech's most quietly controversial design element. But skeuomorphism deserves a proper sendoff.
Go Linux, It's Your Birthday
The versatile open source operating system - well, "kernel":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel - is 20 years old this week. What you probably didn't know: it runs the 10 fastest supercomputers in the world. See Eric Steven Raymond's essay on Linux...