http://dir.salon.com/topics/operating_systems/?source=rss&aim=operating_systems en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST By Scott Rosenberg Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2003/12/22/longhorn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2003/12/22/longhorn/index.html?source=rss Who knows what Microsoft's whiz-bang new Windows will look like by the time it's ready, in 2006 or beyond? In the meantime, the bloggers of Redmond will provide progress reports. By Scott Rosenberg Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2002/01/16/competition/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2002/01/16/competition/index.html?source=rss AMD competes with Intel, and the public wins. The right Microsoft antitrust settlement can bring the same energy back to the software market. By Daniel Drew Turner Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/11/02/turner_os_review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/11/02/turner_os_review/index.html?source=rss The new Macintosh operating system may annoy both geeks and rookies. By Janelle Brown Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/10/25/os_x1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/10/25/os_x1/index.html?source=rss Apple's new operating system has learned a few tricks from Microsoft -- and added some neat features of its own. By Simson Garfinkel Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/08/04/windows_me/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/08/04/windows_me/index.html?source=rss Microsoft may offer you a break on Windows Me, but that doesn't mean the upgrade won't cost you. By Scott Rosenberg Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/01/26/aqua/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/01/26/aqua/index.html?source=rss Experts wonder whether Apple's Mac OS X will be the New Coke of computer-interface design. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/28/mac_linux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/28/mac_linux/index.html?source=rss Once upon a time, Apple dreamed of killing giants. Today, that hope belongs to a new, open-source generation. By Steve Burgess Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/09/01/comhell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/09/01/comhell/index.html?source=rss The chilling story of a deadline-addled writer's disintegration triggered by the seven words no keyboard jockey wants to hear. By Etelka Lehoczky Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/07/15/be_os/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/07/15/be_os/index.html?source=rss After nine years of building an operating system, Be is going public. But has the company figured out what it wants to be? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/05/06/mindcraft_rematch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/05/06/mindcraft_rematch/index.html?source=rss Testing lab invites another round of performance testing -- but Linux gurus charge the shootout is still rigged. Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/special/opensource/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/special/opensource/index.html?source=rss Complete Salon Technology coverage of Linux, the open-source movement and free software's ideas and personalities. By Salon Tech Writers Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/01/11/log/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/01/11/log/index.html?source=rss Prank takes down anti-impeachment site; Id's Carmack loves, hates the Mac; The truth about Chinese movie-title translations; Haiku error messages surface in Microsoft courtroom! By Thomas Scoville Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/11/12/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/11/12/feature/index.html?source=rss Linux and free software challenge the Microsoft papacy. By Scott Rosenberg Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/books/1998/09/16/books/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/1998/09/16/books/index.html?source=rss 'The Microsoft File' is all the dirt on Microsoft that fits between covers. By Greg Lindsay Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/07/23/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/07/23/feature/index.html?source=rss Why do fans of the long-eclipsed computing platform keep the faith? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1998/06/26/review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1998/06/26/review/index.html?source=rss Don't throw away Windows yet, a test of three approaches to installing Linux suggests. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/05/30/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/05/30/feature/index.html?source=rss Microsoft, beware: Linux fans are hell-bent on world domination. By Steve Michel Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/11/12/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/11/12/news/index.html?source=rss Steve Jobs' latest spin on the "new" Apple might keep the troops in line, but can the company ever really advance again?