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fromTheregister
1 day ago

PowerPoint punishment sent users into an infinite loop

Workplace pranks involving PowerPoint and Windows NT created confusion and amusement among colleagues in the early 2000s.
fromTheregister
5 months ago

Microsoft's Task Manager turns 30: Original coder celebrates

"Dave Plummer, a former Microsoft engineer, says his lean original has grown roughly 50 times in size. Rather than critique today's version, Plummer took to his Dave's Garage YouTube channel to offer a window into Task Manager's scrappy origins, including the thought process behind its development, and his unfortunate decision to include his home phone number in the source code."
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fromTheregister
5 months ago

Crowbarring Windows 95 into Windows NT with CAPITALS

Windows NT 4.0 integrated the Windows 95 user interface by reimplementing diverged window manager features and adopting Explorer while coordinating code updates to avoid duplication.
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