A new project called WSL9X brings Linux support to Windows 95 by running a current kernel without virtualization.
Retro Potato: Raymond Chen is once again sharing an intriguing behind-the-scenes story about the making of Windows 95. It turns out that building the setup process for the consumer-oriented operating ...
Microsoft introduced a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with Windows 10. Initially it allowed you to run command line Linux ...
Retro Potato: Longtime Microsoft software engineer Raymond Chen recently responded to an intriguing retro-tech question posed by a game developer on X. The developer inquired about the three distinct ...
It’s something of a shock to be reminded that Microsoft’s Windows 95 is now 30 years old — but the PC operating system that brought 32-bit computing to the masses and left behind a graphical interface ...
Back in 1995, Microsoft wasn't nearly so shy about tooting its horn. Then, the Redmond, Wash.-based developer opened a marketing and sales campaign that at the time was called the biggest-ever product ...
Remember the quaint old Windows 95 operating system? That’s even a step back from the iconic Windows 98 that is widely considered the first Windows version to offer a truly rich multimedia experience.