Category: Operating Systems
The December 2022 issue of PC Magazine will be its last one. Carol Mangis, manager of the magazine’s digital edition, announced the news in her “First Word” column. The magazine started its life in 1982, founded by David Bunnell, Jim Edlin, and Cheryl Woodard. By the end of 1983, the monthly issue had nothing less than 800 pages! At the…
One of my favourite past times is flicking through old computer magazines, mainly from the 80s. I am currently looking at BYTE magazine circa 1985. Other than the articles and news from that time, I also like to pay attention to the adverts. I believe this gives me a fascinating view of the history of computers from that time. One…
My history with Windows started with version 3.0 but PCs and DOS/Windows never brought me any nostalgia. Maybe because I always think that the current Windows 10 is not much different than what the 3.0 version delivered, at least at the fundamental level of having many desktop apps running simultaneously (ok, not really) where you can switch between them at…
As we know, now Microsoft loves open-source software. Regardless of the motives Microsoft has, the giant software company unquestionably played an important part in the personal computer history, since the initial release of the BASIC interpreter made for the Altari 8800. To be fair, Microsoft has been very helpful in the effort to preserve this history of personal computing for…
Released in 1997, KKnD is an old-school RTS with a wry sense of humour. Discover what we thought in our new retrospective!
It was announced on November 25th, that Rebellion, creators of the Sniper Elite Series (which I played them all!), acquired The Bitmap Brothers brand and portfolio, and plans to bring the classics to the new platforms as well as release brand-new games based on the beloved licenses. Described as “Gaming’s first rockstars,” The Bitmap Brothers were responsible for what many…
The Internet Archive keeps updating its game collection very often with small additions on many of the “retro” platforms but this time they exceeded our expectations releasing 2,500 MS-DOS games at once “ranging from tiny recent independent productions to long-forgotten big-name releases from decades ago“, as stated in the announcement post. They also warn that not all games are performing…
Unit-e announces $99 “mini” console for playing DOS games
PLATO is the great, great, great granddaddy of the online computer network. Developing forums, email, multiplayer networked games, screen sharing, and instant messaging, it is responsible for many of the things we take for granted today. AJ and Joerg take a deep dive with IRATA.ONLINE’s Thomas Cherryhomes into why PLATO is as awesome as it is, and how it still…
You feel dizzy and your head is spinning around, you open your eyes only to find yourself in a filthy room. You stand up and you realize that you are hostage inside an asylum. There is something worse than your headache, the thing that you don’t remember anything about your past. You suffer amnesia and you have to read the…
