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Microsoft finally addresses FAT32 partition size limit with latest Windows 11 build

TechSpot

FAT, short for file allocation table, is a file system that was originally designed for floppy disks. FAT eventually found its way to hard drives and other storage mediums, and was the default file system for several Microsoft operating systems until the switch to NTFS in 2001 with Windows XP. Read Entire Article

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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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Ready…Set…Start Your Containers

CIO Business Intelligence

Incompatibility and unreliability caused by configuration differences such as versions of compilers, loaders, runtime libraries, middleware, and operating systems in new environments contributed to increased project effort, cost, and timelines. Containers provide an elegant solution to this problem. in an isolated and executable unit.

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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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