You are exactly correct - that is the right way to do this. Unfortunately, neither politicians nor management is interested in doing things the right way (See: Hubble Telescope); they just want to do ...

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Windows 10 might be the current OS of choice for many, but 20 years ago today (August 24) the world of home computing underwent a seismic shift as Windows 95 rolled off the production lines and into ...

On Wednesday, acting FAA administrator Chris Rocheleau told the House Appropriations Committee that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to replace its aging air traffic control systems, which ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally pulling the plug on its outdated air traffic control systems. How outdated, you ask? Well, are systems that run on Windows 95 and floppy disks old ...

Quick: When's the last time you thought about Windows 95? Your answer was probably "Somewhere around 1995" or "I wasn't born yet," depending. Unless, that is, you're responsible for keeping airplanes ...

Microsoft veteran engineer Raymond Chen recently explained why the tech giant Windows 95's setup didn't install a miniature Windows 95, allowing it to be written as a 32-bit program.

Waycam Technologies, a Lincolnshire-based security specialist, has launched a set of data recovery tools that protect PCs from accidental or malicious data loss by creating a "protected area" on the ...

I really hate this trope. Old tech isn't necessarily bad tech, and there are ways to insulate old tech from security exploits. Just because something uses a floppy disk doesn't mean it's obsolete. In ...

Air traffic controllers work inside a tower still reliant on aging technology—part of a nationwide system now set for a long-overdue upgrade. | ©Image Credit: FAA Ever wondered what truly keeps ...