software compatibility

legacy hardware

Pressing the Software Turbo Button

Does anyone remember the Turbo Button from older IBM PC models? A leftover from machines of five to ten years ago, the turbo switch still remains on many cases, even though it serves no purpose. In the early days of the PC, there was only IBM, and there were only

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operating systems

Windows XP, Our New Favorite Legacy Operating System

John Gruber gloats that Windows XP does not fare well in a comparison against OS X: But everything about Boot Camp is calibrated to position Windows-on-Mac as the next Classic-style ghetto -- a compatibility layer that you might need but that you wish you didn't. Even the Boot

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