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Here’s a fact that might blow your mind: The last time all of humanity was on earth together was October 31, 2000. That’s the ...

If you’re a longtime computer user and a Tetris fan, you might remember, long ago in a land far far away, when Microsoft ...

Prepaid (or pre-charged) payment cards are very popular in Taiwan. They are widely owned and used to travel on the excellent ...

I’ve been playing multiplayer first person shooters since the initial release of DOOM in 1993. One thing hasn't changed.

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After asking for help on social media, Bernardo Quintero has managed to locate the creator of the software that, besides infecting the university’s computers in the 1990s, sparked his passion for cybe ...

This year’s selection balances humor with existential dread, snark with sincerity, and intellectual rigor—all while hangin' ...

Do you have any old floppy disks still lying around in some neglected corner of your house? Do you even know what a floppy disk is? For the uninitiated, floppy disks became commercially available in ...

Like a lot of people who’ve worked in tech for a long time, I’ve accumulated a lot of products over the years. I’m not very good at throwing things away - because you never know when you’ll need them!

Quick: When's the last time you thought about Windows 95? Your answer was probably "Somewhere around 1995" or "I wasn't born yet," depending. Unless, that is, you're responsible for keeping airplanes ...

- Air traffic control still relies on outdated tech like Windows 95 and floppy disks, meaning your flight is tracked using systems older than Google. "Pandora's box": Russia issues new warning to ...