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Microsoft had a secret Windows XP theme that made it look like a Mac

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Microsoft created a secret Windows XP theme that made the operating system look more like a Mac. A recent Windows XP source code leak has revealed Microsoft’s early work on the operating system and some unreleased themes the company created during its early XP development back in 2000. Whistler was the codename for Windows XP.

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Xbox and Windows NT 3.5 source code leaks online

The Verge

Microsoft’s original Xbox console source code has leaked online, alongside code for a version of Windows NT 3.5. The Xbox source code includes the kernel for the operating system on the original console, a custom version of Windows 2000. Alongside the Xbox leak, source code for a near-final version of Windows NT 3.5

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Windows turns 35: a visual history

The Verge

From Windows 1.0 to Windows 10 The PC revolution started off life 35 years ago this week. Microsoft launched its first version of Windows on November 20th, 1985, to succeed MS-DOS. It was a huge milestone that paved the way for the modern versions of Windows we use today. At the time, many complained that Windows 1.0

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Windows 11 seems okay

The Verge

Microsoft’s next version of Windows, Windows 11, is coming October 5th. In many ways, it’s already here — the free update has been available for Windows Insiders to download and test for months, and recent versions like the Release Preview will likely be indistinguishable from the final operating system. Sean Hollister.

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Halo Infinite will debut in fall 2021 after pandemic-driven delay

GeekWire

The highly-anticipated game will debut next fall, Microsoft-owned developer 343 Industries announced Tuesday. But this summer, 343 delayed the game’s release, citing development challenges including COVID-related impacts. Originally developed by the Bellevue, Wash.-based — Halo (@Halo) December 8, 2020.

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This Microsoft Flight Simulator video highlights 40 years of PC gaming changes

The Verge

It was also the first version for Macs, with a number of custom mods and add-ons developed for it. continued the trend for more realism, before Flight Simulator for Windows 95 debuted in 1996 with higher frame rates and more aircraft to choose from. Image: Microsoft. Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). Flight Simulator 5.0

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This could be the next big game for Microsoft’s Xbox platform

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Starfield is the company’s first internally-developed original IP in more than 25 years. Bethesda Game Studios has primarily worked on games in the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series since it was spun off into its own division in 2001; its first project as Bethesda Game Studios was 2003’s Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.