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Microsoft’s worst software flop was secretly lurking in Windows for years
A former Windows developer reveals why Windows was dragging around 30 MB of completely useless data for many years. The data ...
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The CERT Division
The CERT Division is a leader in cybersecurity. We partner with government, industry, law enforcement, and academia to improve the security and resilience of computer systems and networks. We study ...
Millions of Windows XP disks secretly included Microsoft's failed search assistant to keep pirates at bay — "Bob was actually more useful dead than alive"
Bob resurfaced from Microsoft's Graveyard to pad out the 30MB of free space in Windows XP, keeping pirates at bay.
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FreeDOS 1.4 brings improvements to this open source DOS alternative
The update doesn’t bring any really big changes – it’s still an open source operating system designed to offer compatibility ...
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FreeDOS 1.3 Has Arrived, Still Runs MS-DOS Games and Apps
It still has excellent compatibility with MS-DOS software, including Windows 3.1 and earlier, and many of the built-in ...
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FreeDOS 1.4 Released
Even in 2025 there are still many applications for a simple Disk Operating System (DOS), whether this includes running legacy ...
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Microsoft turns 50: A look back at everything from the Altair to the Zune
It was called the Microsoft Disk Operating System — MS-DOS, for short. A manual required to operate MS DOS, on display at a ...
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Alleged MS-13 gang leader arrested in Virginia, US government announces
The alleged US East Coast leader of the MS-13 gang has been arrested in Virginia, the US attorney general has announced. The 24-year-old suspect from El Salvador was identified as one of the top ...