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

The Verge

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.

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Xbox and Windows NT 3.5 source code leaks online

The Verge

The Xbox source code includes the kernel for the operating system on the original console, a custom version of Windows 2000. The source code includes all the necessary build tools, and should allow enthusiasts to dig into the old operating system. has also appeared online. As Windows 3.5

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What Will Smartphones Be Like in 10 years?

Gizmodo

Recall that in 2001 the biggest thing in cell phone technology was the Nokia 8250, the chief selling point of which was its colorful display. If you’d asked a panel of experts 10 years ago what smartphones would look like in a decade, you’d have gotten all kinds of wild responses. Instead of black-and-white, this… Read more.

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Search for software ‘Bliss’: Iconic desktop image from Microsoft’s Windows XP still lures hill seekers

GeekWire

Twenty years after a rolling green hill and blue sky showed up as the default desktop wallpaper image for Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system, the search for “Bliss” is still an intriguing one. “Bliss,” the Microsoft Windows XP desktop wallpaper image, as seen in a YouTube video tutorial.

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Goodbye, Android: Why I’m switching to Apple’s iPhone after more than a decade with Google

GeekWire

After more than a decade of dedication to Google’s mobile operating system, I’m leaving for Apple. It also became familiar and comfortable; switching to a new operating system became more daunting as time went on. smartphone operating system marketing share from 2012 to 2020. Taylor and his first iPhone.

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Windows turns 35: a visual history

The Verge

Microsoft had already created its low-cost PC DOS operating system for IBM PCs, and was firmly positioned as a software company. PC manufacturers flocked to Windows, and the operating system attracted support from important software companies. Windows XP (2001). With Windows 1.0, Where it all began: Windows 1.0

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Mac malware is found targeting biomedical research

Network World

But whoever designed it relied on “ancient” coding functions, dating back before the Mac OS X operating system launch in 2001, said Malwarebytes researcher Thomas Reed in the blog post. The security firm said that neither it nor Apple have identified how the malware has been spreading.

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