Jul 30, 2024 8 3 There is no mystery over who wrote the Blue Screen of Death, despite what some may want you to believe Raymond Chen No real contradictions in anybody's story.
Jun 11, 2024 19 5 The origin story of the Windows 3D Pipes screen saver Raymond Chen Looking for a place to show off.
Jun 5, 2024 0 2 How 16-bit Windows cached INI files for performance Raymond Chen Taking advantage of co-operative multitasking.
Jun 4, 2024 3 0 Why does GlobalLock max out at 255 locks? Raymond Chen Because that's how many bits were available for reporting the lock count.
May 21, 2024 6 2 A blurry photo of the legendary USB Cart of Death Raymond Chen And some details about that infamous on-stage bluescreen.
May 14, 2024 1 4 The confidential coffee maker was not the only source of shenanigans at the IBM Boca office Raymond Chen The culture (and weather) clash continues.
Apr 15, 2024 4 1 What were the tax consequences of letting Windows 95 team members keep a piece of software as long as they tested it? Raymond Chen It basically falls under the de minimis rule.
Apr 1, 2024 19 8 Subroutine calls in the ancient world, before computers had stacks or heaps Raymond Chen A lot of computing got done even before we had stacks and heaps.
Jan 16, 2024 4 8 What is a hard error, and what makes it harder than an easy error? Raymond Chen A throwback to the early days of 16-bit Windows.
Dec 25, 2023 3 4 That time the Word team sent presents to the children of WordPerfect’s executive vice president Raymond Chen No, it wasn't creepy.