Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. Microsoft has taken steps to ensure that Windows 95 ...

(NEW YORK) — Windows 95, the operating system update that changed the way millions of people interacted with their computers, was released 20 years ago on Monday. It may be a dinosaur and virtually ...

Every so often, Microsoft design director Diego Baca boots up an old computer so he can play around with Windows 95 again. Baca has made a hobby of assembling old PCs with new-in-box vintage parts, ...

We’ve had something of an anniversary of late, and it’s one that will no doubt elicit a variety of reactions from our community. It’s now 25 years ago that Windows 95 was launched, the operating ...

The 1990s are remembered as the start of a technological revolution and the beginning of the digital era with the recent birth of the internet and the mass adoption of personal home computers. Fast ...

Microsoft has done something awesome for the Windows nostalgic. Oct. 2, 2013 — -- The year was 1995. If you weren't busy watching the OJ Simpson trial or "Seinfeld," you might have been listening ...

In 1995, Microsoft released the first iteration of what would become the Windows 9x series of home operating systems, the aptly named Windows 95. Windows had already been a prominent player in the ...

Released on August 24, 1995, Microsoft Windows 95 was one of the most anticipated software launches at the time. It was a huge change over the previous release Windows 3.1, adding a bunch of new ...

Last week was the 25th anniversary of the biggest and most critical launch in computing history. Steve Jobs was on a forced hiatus after being fired from Apple, and that platform wasn’t doing well. OS ...

Windows 95 launched 25 years ago. Windows 95 introduced several features that went on to become staples of all Windows operating systems. Windows 95 was the first user-friendly version of Windows.

Scenario - beloved uncle runs his small bizness on Quickbooks on his old Windows 95 computer. He wants to get a new computer, and get on the internets, as his clients are asking him to email stuff and ...