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PC Authority takes a trip down computer memory lane and discovers just how PC technology has evolved... and how Microsoft and IBM nearly destroyed each other.

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Leigh Dyer arrives in OS heaven with a triple-booting Intel Mac.

We test the big three OSes on level ground - Boot Camp.

Leigh Dyer looks at Sun’s attempts to keep Solaris relevant in a Linux world.

Windows Vista is here, but does Microsoft’s ground-breaking OS live up to its promise? We put Vista through an extensive road test.

Will a beefed-up firewall, User Account Control and disk encryption make Vista a safer choice than XP?

Founded in 1990, Be originally marketed its BeOS operating system on its proprietary hardware platform the BeBox. The BeBox went the way of the dinosaurs, however, and the company officially ceased to

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Stewart Mitchell delivers his verdict on the features rumoured to be ready for Windows 7, including the new kernel, multi-touch, and virtual drives.

Tim Dean on the Hollywood OS running the world's biggest computers via a green flashing cursor and bleeps.

After the disappointment - perceived or otherwise - of Windows Vista, many are pinning their hopes on a revival with Windows 7. And from our first impressions of the pre-beta code, that's exactly what they can expect.

One of the best-publicised alternative OSes is the MacOS. Theres a long rivalry between PC and Macintosh users. Both sides believe passionately in their OS, a fact which, in the past, has led t

It was touted as the next big thing from Microsoft. But is Microsoft’s storage strategy in tatters?

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