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How did the operating system so bad it likely steered users to Linux 35 years ago come to be open-sourced now? Here's what happened.

The company worked with IBM to release a 1998 uncompiled version DOS 4.0 on Thursday, although unfortunately, this release lacks the app-switching capabilities that landed it the nickname MT-DOS. Multitasking was scrapped in later versions to make way for GUI operating systems like Windows. Microsoft already released MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.0 in 2014, in cooperation with The Computer History Museum.

50 years ago this week, PC software pioneer Gary Kildall "demonstrated CP/M, the first commercially successful personal computer operating system in Pacific Grove, California," according to a blog post from Silicon Valleys Computer History Museum. It tells the story of "how his company, Digital Re...

The untold story of Lore Harp McGovern

ANET earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2023.

Arista Networks, Inc. beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $2.08, expectations were $1.71. Arista Networks, Inc.

The iPhone is no doubt one of Apple's biggest success stories. But what exactly does that i in iPhone stand for?

Well, you made it to February. Congratulations! This is the leap month of a leap year. If you’re following the news, Kathy Ireland calendars from 1996 are hot eBay items because the dates and days of the week are the same as for 2024, so you can use ‘em again this year. Meanwhile, in more…

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