The Verge

MAY 21, 2020

The Xbox source code includes the kernel for the operating system on the original console, a custom version of Windows 2000. Microsoft developed the first Xbox with x86 hardware in mind, but the Xbox kernel was based on a custom and stripped down version of Windows 2000 with DirectX 8 support. Original Xbox Dashboard.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

While Apple had been ahead in producing mouse-driven GUIs at the time, it remained focused on the combination of hardware and software. Microsoft had already created its low-cost PC DOS operating system for IBM PCs, and was firmly positioned as a software company. Windows XP (2001). With Windows 1.0, Windows 95 (1995).

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Vox

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Back in 2001 when I worked at Vodafone, we saw this problem coming,” said Marc Rogers, who is now chief security officer at the cybersecurity firm Q-Net Security. Use an authenticator app or hardware key instead. And, as Ugo’s story shows, there are unintended consequences when they do.

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Trends in the Living Networks

JULY 14, 2011

Below is an excerpt from my book Living Networks that describes how to develop effective strategies in what I call the “flow economy&# of information of ideas, where today almost all value resides. Create the capabilities you require, by internal development and hiring. Implement technologies or processes others have developed.

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