Oct 29, 2024 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 Reverse-engineering what a “short” section is Raymond Chen The long and short of it all.
Oct 22, 2024 Post comments count3 Post likes count4 Did Windows 95 shrink the default font size of windowed MS-DOS apps? Raymond Chen The effect was that it shrunk, but only sometimes.
Sep 10, 2024 Post comments count1 Post likes count1 Does the Resource Compiler have a separate preprocessor or doesn’t it? Raymond Chen It did, but now it doesn't.
Sep 3, 2024 Post comments count0 Post likes count5 Why did Windows 95 use blue screen error messages instead of hard error messages? Raymond Chen You may not able to get there from here.
Aug 27, 2024 Post comments count3 Post likes count2 The Microsoft/IBM joint development was built on mutual respect, wait, is respect the right word? Raymond Chen Maybe it's some other word.
Aug 13, 2024 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 A look back at one of the (many) projects code-named Highlander Raymond Chen The showdown that almost repeated.
Jul 30, 2024 Post comments count8 Post likes count3 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 Post comments count19 Post likes count6 The origin story of the Windows 3D Pipes screen saver Raymond Chen Looking for a place to show off.
Jun 5, 2024 Post comments count0 Post likes count2 How 16-bit Windows cached INI files for performance Raymond Chen Taking advantage of co-operative multitasking.
Jun 4, 2024 Post comments count3 Post likes count0 Why does GlobalLock max out at 255 locks? Raymond Chen Because that's how many bits were available for reporting the lock count.