Retro gaming is having a huge revival right now, with hardware emulating classic consoles so you can use original cartridges, ...

October 23, 1999: Apple releases Mac OS 9, the last version of the classic Mac operating system before the company will make the leap to OS X a couple years later. It does not veer far from OS 8 in ...

For some people, playing NES games on the NES Classic just isn't enough. They want the throwback system to play games from the SNES, Game Boy, Sega Genesis and Atari 2600, too. The hack allows NES ...

The first PC emulator for the iPhone and iPad's iOS and iPadOS is finally available on the App Store, with UTM SE making its debut to deliver classic and retro experiences for all. It is known that ...

The computer's master control program. When a computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional system modules may be loaded as needed, the main part, known ...

What are open-source operating systems? Underpinning an operating system, for example Windows on your PC or Android on your phone, is many, many lines of code. Allowing anyone to inspect the source ...