Forty years after Gary Kildall released the first version of CP/M, the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California has made the source code to several versions of the landmark eight-bit OS available as a free download from its website.…
On Tuesday, with no fanfare, IBM closed the last chapter in the life of one of the most iconic early computer programs, Lotus 1-2-3, when it withdrew support for the final build of the software.…
In a discussion that will sound familiar to Australian readers, US military development agency DARPA wants to create provably-secure software.…
London startup SAMLabs reckons the Internet of Things is just like LegoTM – and has put together a combo of hardware breadboard and software programming environment to prove it.…
Analysis “Whether it’s building a game, or a line of business application, there’ll be one way to write a universal application that targets the entire product family,” said Microsoft Executive VP Terry Myerson, announcing Windows 10 yesterday.…
A group established to shield Linux from patent trolls has warned OpenStack will be the next big target for intellectual property hoarders.…
Vid+Pics Microsoft has shown off Windows 10, and described it as a blend of Windows 7 and 8.…
OpenWorld If you think Oracle’s only goal when it gained control of MySQL was to undermine it, Oracle has a message for you: Get over it.…
Analysis Microsoft is courting corporate types with the newest version of its operating system, Windows 10.…
“Who would have predicted, 20 years ago, that you’d get free stock quotes, free maps and a free encyclopaedia?” WiReD magazine’s “Senior Disruptor” Kevin Kelly* told a London conference last week.…