Upon its launch in 1998, Windows 98 received public praise for introducing features that supported the rapidly growing internet. However, it faced challenges during development, coinciding with ...

An illustration of the Mars Express spacecraft which launched in 2003. Illustration: ESA The days of dial-up internet, AOL Instant Messenger, and Myspace may be over on Earth, but on Mars, the early ...

One of the news items that generated the most chatter among Hackaday editors this week was that ESA’s Mars Express mission is receiving a software update. And they’re updating the operating system ...

Veteran Windows developer Raymond Chen has revealed in a video with Dave’s Garage how Microsoft tested Windows 98 to see how well it could cope when assaulted with a barrage of plugged-in USB devices.

TL;DR: Desktop Survivors 98, an indie action roguelike by Brandon Hesslau, blends '90s Windows 98 nostalgia with wave-based gameplay on your actual desktop. Fans of '90s nostalgia, roguelikes, and ...

In brief: It's now possible to run a barebones version of Discord on legacy Microsoft operating systems including Windows 98 (and even Windows 95, if you're willing to jump through a few extra hoops).

Were you around for the heyday of Windows 98? PC gamers were slow to adopt Windows 95 because the conventional game design paradigm of talking directly to the hardware was a big no-no in the new ...

A PC gamer reimagines Steam on Windows 98, impressing other users with attention to detail - picture-perfect nostalgia. Valve's Steam started in 2003 for game updates, supporting Windows 98; now, ...

It's only a matter of time before we all upgrade to Windows 11 to go hands-on with the latest features and to ensure our gaming PC is safe from security vulnerabilities. While official support for an ...