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Why E cores make Apple silicon fast
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (399+ words) If you use an Apple silicon Mac I'm sure you have been impressed by its performance. Whether you're working with images, audio, video or building software, we've enjoyed a new turn of speed since the M1 on day 1. While most attribute…...
Everything you ever wanted to know about Amiga UNIX
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (267+ words) If you wish to run Amiga UNIX yourself, you'll either have to have one of the original two models sold with it " the 2500UX and 3000UX " or one of the Amigas that meets the minimum requirements. Another option is, of course, emulation,…...
Audio on hp300 – OSnews
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (202+ words) In the late 1980s, with the expansion of the Internet (even though it was not open to commercial activities yet) and the slowly increasing capabilities of workstations, some people started to imagine the unthinkable: that, some day, you may use your…...
Mac OS and Windows NT-capable ROMs discovered for Apple’s unique AIX Network Server
1+ week, 2+ day ago (210+ words) But was that always the case? Well, we've got new ROMs straight from a former Apple employee, and after flashing them to a supported ROM chip, the Apple Network Sever can now run classic Mac OS. On top of that,…...
KIM-1 turns 50 – OSnews
2+ week, 3+ day ago (238+ words) The unforgettable Jim Butterfield described it like this back in 1999: But suddenly there was the KIM-1. It was fully assembled (although you had to add a power supply). Everybody's KIM-1 was essentially the same (although the CPU added an extra…...
Air traffic control: the IBM 9020
2+ week, 4+ day ago (189+ words) The 9020 is a fascinating system, exemplary of so many of the challenges and excitement of the birth of the modern computer. On the one hand, a 9020 is a sophisticated, fault-tolerant, high-performance computer system with impressive diagnostic capabilities and remarkably dynamic…...
The DEC PDP-10 – OSnews
3+ week, 6+ day ago (452+ words) The PDP-10 family of computers (under different names) was manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation between 1964 and 1983. Designed for time-sharing, batch and real-time systems, these computers were popular with universities, scientific companies and time-sharing bureaux. Several operating systems were available, some…...
The world is on fire, so let’s look at pretty Amiga desktops
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (358+ words) There's so much shit going on in the world right now, and we can all use a breather. So, let's join Carl Svensson and look at some pretty Amiga Workbench screenshots. Combining my love for screenshots with the love for…...
Box64 0.4.0 released – OSnews
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (158+ words) These are some major improvements to Box64, and impressive ones at that. It is great to see Box64 coming along as these kinds of technologies will really aid in bringing diversity back to the CPU landscape. I am most excited about RISC-V…...
The scariest boot loader code
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (304+ words) It shouldn't be surprising that the HP-UX FAQ eventually grew an entry for "how can I make a 712 run headless. It was possible, and to do it you had to change the firmware "console path. The 712 firmware would not allow…...