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It’s a bit of an understatement that at release Windows Vista rather fell flat. Much of the problem was due to how rushed of ...

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Although everyone’s favorite Linux overlord [Linus Torvalds] has been musing on dropping Intel 486 support for a while now, ...

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Modern computers use dynamic RAM, a technology that allows very compact bits in return for having to refresh for about 400 ...