With the RAM and storage crisis hitting personal computing very hard – along with new software increasingly suffering the effects of metastasizing ‘AI’ – more people than ever are pining for the ‘good ...

A clever hack revives Windows 98 on a locked‑down internet appliance, but it's not what you'd call a practical PC.

Tuesday is D-Day for Windows 98, 98 SE and ME users. After some extensions, Microsoft is finally ending its association with the eight-year-old Windows 98 operating system by dropping all support and ...

The PC-98, a 16/32-bit Japanese personal computer system launched by NEC, boasts an extensive library of games that remain highly regarded even today. Here are some of the top PC-98 games that every ...

Many North American businesses still have computers running on Windows 98, even though support for the operating system is set to end on Jan. 16, according to a study released Thursday. AssetMetrix ...

Days before it was to end support for Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Corp. has decided to extend the life of the products until June 30, 2006. The software vendor also said in a ...

The lovely thing about the x86 architecture is its decades of backwards compatibility, which makes it possible to run 1990s operating systems on modern-day hardware, with relatively few obstacles in ...

Microsoft says it's taking decisive action to cut off support for Windows '98 and ME because they pose a security risk....where have we heard that before? Microsoft took another turn with that little ...

TL;DR: eXoWin9x Vol. 1 offers a 263GB collection of 662 fully emulated classic Windows 95-98 games, including DOOM II, Diablo, and SimCity 2000. Featuring easy setup, multiplayer support, and ...

Microsoft has reminded users several times that all support -- including delivery of critical security updates -- will cease after the regularly scheduled July 11 patch date for the operating systems, ...