Did the Windows 95 setup team forget that MS-DOS can do graphics?(devblogs.microsoft.com)

96 points by zinekeller 1 year ago | 32 comments

How did the Win 95 user interface code get brought to the Windows NT code base?(devblogs.microsoft.com)

128 points by ayi 11 months ago | 73 comments

What were the MS-DOS programs that the moricons.dll icons were intended for?(devblogs.microsoft.com)

289 points by rbanffy 1 year ago | 150 comments

Windows brings out the Rorschach test in everyone (2003)(devblogs.microsoft.com)

331 points by luu 2 months ago | 123 comments

A 2003 Old New Thing post by Raymond Chen recounting how the Windows 95 box's anti-piracy hologram of a baby drew offended reactions despite seeming harmless.

What algorithm did Windows XP use to choose your initial user picture?(devblogs.microsoft.com)

338 points by soheilpro 1 month ago | 165 comments

Raymond Chen's The Old New Thing post explaining how Windows XP picked a new user's initial account picture from the default pictures directory.

Why is there a screen that says "It is now safe to turn off your computer"? (2016)(devblogs.microsoft.com)

64 points by susam 1 year ago | 62 comments