Few product launches have captured the collective nostalgia and eye-rolling amusement of the tech community quite like Microsoft's foray into limited edition XP-themed Crocs. Images surfacing from internal company channels fuel speculation that Microsoft, following its recent trend of quirky...
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An unexpected chapter in the saga of Microsoft memorabilia is unfolding: Windows XP Crocs, the company’s first-ever official footwear in collaboration with Crocs, are stepping into the spotlight as part of Microsoft’s exuberant 50th-anniversary celebrations. What began as an insider rumor is now...
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Windows 11 users enrolled in the Dev and Beta Insider channels woke up to a curious bit of nostalgia this week. Amid technical notes about kernel tweaks and UI refinements, a familiar tune echoed from test machines—the unmistakable startup sound from Windows Vista. It wasn’t a prank, nor was it...
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Here’s a summary of the Gearrice article “Forget Windows 11: Commodore OS Vision 3.0 is the retro system you’ve been waiting for”:
Commodore OS Vision 3.0 is a Linux-based operating system revived to emulate classic Commodore systems while bringing them to the modern era. Originally started by...
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There’s a peculiar kind of nostalgia that sneaks up on you, usually just as you’re about to open a productivity suite or fiddle yet again with a premium photo editor’s endless sea of tabs and sliders. Before Adobe suite subscriptions and digital brushes outnumbered real hairs, there was only...
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