The Old New Thing

How to write like Raymond: Contacting another team for the first time

June 7, 2022 Jun 7, 2022 06/7/22

Raymond Chen

Flattery will get you in the door.

Be careful with that thing, it’s a confidential coffee maker

April 26, 2022 Apr 26, 2022 04/26/22

Raymond Chen

Just keep it under wraps.

The Applesoft Compiler (TASC): We have the source code, in a sense

April 19, 2022 Apr 19, 2022 04/19/22

Raymond Chen

The desperation of programming under tight memory constraints.

Why are there separate Program Files and Program Files (x86) directories?

March 29, 2022 Mar 29, 2022 03/29/22

Raymond Chen

Why can't we just combine them?

The cats sitting on a fence in early builds of Windows 8

February 8, 2022 Feb 8, 2022 02/8/22

Raymond Chen

Something to look at when all is lost.

How do I customize the color of the Windows blue screen?

February 1, 2022 Feb 1, 2022 02/1/22

Raymond Chen

It's hard-coded now, sorry.

Jumping into the middle of an instruction is not as strange as it sounds

January 11, 2022 Jan 11, 2022 01/11/22

Raymond Chen

It's just another trick for saving space.

Filling in some gaps in the story of Space Cadet Pinball on 64-bit Windows

January 6, 2022 Jan 6, 2022 01/6/22

Raymond Chen

The story as I experienced it.

A rejected attempt to inject pseudo-physics into Windows 8 toast notifications

December 28, 2021 Dec 28, 2021 12/28/21

Raymond Chen

Like a mischievous rubber band flung across the screen.

The Thanksgiving to Christmas sales nationwide of the VIS could be tabulated in an unsigned char

December 24, 2021 Dec 24, 2021 12/24/21

Raymond Chen

One of the great duds of console gaming history.