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A sample use of the winstart.bat file in Windows 95

The Old New Thing (Raymond Chen) · 2d ago Cached

The article discusses the historical use of winstart.bat in Windows 95 for loading TIGA graphics drivers, referencing earlier documentation from Windows 3.1 and a Siemens recommendation for Windows 95.

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Cores in space: The core memory module from a 1980 Spacelab computer

Hacker News Top · 2026-08-30 Cached

This article provides a detailed examination of the core memory module from a 1980 Spacelab computer, highlighting its design and role in early space computing. It explores how magnetic core memory was used in the French-built Mitra 125 MS minicomputer for space shuttle missions.

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UNIX V4 workshop at Low Resource Computing

Lobsters Hottest · 2026-08-27 Cached

The author hosted an interactive workshop on UNIX V4 at the Low Resource Computing 2026 event, teaching software development using the recovered 1974 system with the ed text editor and multi-terminal setup.

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Why didn’t the Windows Entertainment Pack just run the MS-DOS version inside an emulator?

The Old New Thing (Raymond Chen) · 2026-08-25 Cached

The article explains why the Windows Entertainment Pack didn't use emulation for MS-DOS games due to 1990s hardware limitations like insufficient memory and lack of virtualization support, making it impractical and resulting in a poor user experience.

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Plastic mechanical computer from 1963: The Digi-Comp 1 [video]

Hacker News Top · 2026-08-15 Cached

The Digi-Comp 1 was a programmable mechanical computer from 1963, described as a non-electronic device that used physical components for binary computation and was marketed as the world's first home digital computer.

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Reverse engineering circuitry in a Spacelab computer from 1980

Hacker News Top · 2026-05-23 Cached

A detailed reverse-engineering analysis of the ALU board from the Mitra 125 MS minicomputer used in Spacelab, exploring its circuit design and historical context.

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