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Software development
fromtheregister
2 weeks ago

Linux gains more critical Windows apps: 3D Movie Maker and Space Cadet Pinball

Modern porting tools enable legacy Windows applications and operating systems to run on Linux, including 64-bit Windows XP with working hardware.
DevOps
fromTechzine Global
3 weeks ago

AI agents get their own desktop in AWS

AWS introduces AI agents for Amazon WorkSpaces to automate legacy applications without requiring modern APIs.
fromInfoWorld
1 month ago

The winners and losers of AI coding

Legacy software, often described as 'big balls of mud,' has accumulated over decades, becoming difficult to maintain and understand. These systems rely on extensive teams to function, despite their outdated technology.
Software development
fromTheregister
4 months ago

Cruising at 35,000 feet with an ancient Apache server

It has been almost 13 years since security support for version 2.0 of the Apache HTTP Server ended. The final release was in July 2013, by which time the team had moved on to bigger and better things. The IFE, however, has not. In fact, version 2.0.42 first appeared in September 2002.
Information security
Software development
fromTechzine Global
6 months ago

AWS launches AI agents for cloud software migrations

AWS launched the Professional Services Delivery Agent to automate legacy software migration, generating proposals, code, and adjusting dependencies to dramatically shorten project timelines.
Software development
fromTheregister
7 months ago

Microsoft's ancient icon library still lurks in Windows 11

pifmgr.dll remains in modern Windows and contains whimsical 16×16-era icons originally created to represent MS‑DOS application shortcuts and manage PIF files.
Digital life
fromFast Company
7 months ago

AOL discontinues its dial-up internet service that shaped a generation

AOL discontinued its dial-up internet service and associated legacy software, ending a decades-long offering as most users migrated to broadband and wireless alternatives.
fromSoftware Heritage
11 months ago

When memory was measured in kilobytes: The art of efficient vision

An Efficient Chain-Linking Algorithm embodies how creativity thrived in the early days of computer vision when memory constraints innovatively shaped problem-solving and advancements.
Scala
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