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Microsoft Word circa 1990 can now run on modern Windows, thanks to a new native port (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: microsoft word, windows 1990, open source

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3D Pinball for Windows (1995) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: 3d pinball, windows, 1995

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It’s only July, but measles cases in 2026 have already topped last year—and last year was already bad (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: measles, cdc, vaccination

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Using sed to make indexes for books (1997) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: sed, indexes, books

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Scientists Believed This Near-Earth Object Was an Asteroid for 28 Years. They Were Wrong (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: near-earth object, 1998 sh2, asteroid

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Order of Magnitude Physics a Textbook with Applications to the Retinal Rod(1998) [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: order of magnitude, retinal rod, physics textbook

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The Birth of Prolog (1996) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: prolog, 1996, programming language

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Wing Commander IV and the FMV future that never quite was (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-03 | get Wing Commander IV Collector's Edition → | tags: wing commander iv, fmv, gog.com

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How to See the Giant Asteroid That Will Pass by Earth This Weekend (wired.com)

2026-06-26 | by Jorge Garay | get NASA Asteroid Watch Poster → | tags: esa, asteroid 152637, 1997 nc1

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My 1992 view of the problems of computer programming in 1992 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | tags: computer programming, 1992, software development

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Brian Johnson, Special Effects Artist Behind 'Space: 1999,' Dies At 86 (slashdot.org)

2026-06-18 | get Space: 1999 DVD Collection → | tags: space 1999, brian johnson, special effects

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The Last Time the US Hosted the World Cup, One of the Weirdest Nights in Sports History Unfolded (cnet.com)

2026-06-14 | by See Full Bio | get FIFA World Cup 1994 Poster → | tags: world cup, 1994, espn 30 for 30

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How World Cup ticket inflation reflects a bigger problem with pricing (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-13 | get FIFA World Cup Ticket Holder → | tags: world cup, ticket pricing, u.s. stadiums

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Fidonet: Technology, Use, Tools, and History (1993) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | get Fidonet Network Kit → | tags: fidonet, technology, tools

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Paper Claims the “Asteroid” Japan’s Probe Is Approaching Is Actually a Derelict Spacecraft (futurism.com)

2026-06-02 | by Victor Tangermann | get NASA Lunar Module Model → | tags: hayabusa2, 1998 ky26, oumuamua

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The four programming questions from my 1994 Microsoft internship interview (2023) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-28 | by Casey Muratori | tags: microsoft, internship, programming questions

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A Strange Black Hole Mystery Has Stumped Physicists Since 1993. Researchers May Finally Have the Answer (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-22 | get Black Hole Simulation Model → | tags: black holes, spacetime crystals, physicists

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The surprising story behind the first British person in space (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | get NASA Space Shuttle Model → | tags: british space program, star city, bbc news

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Doom's original soundtrack is now preserved by the Library of Congress (techspot.com)

2026-05-15 | get Doom Original Soundtrack Vinyl → | tags: doom, library of congress, bobby prince

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Rotten Dot Com (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | by Dena Yago | get Rotten Dot Com T-Shirt → | tags: frys electronics, busta rhymes, pc building

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How often do you upgrade your PC? (techspot.com)

2026-05-08 | tags: pc gaming, graphics card, platform jumps

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Berkshire Has a Website From the ’90s and Buffett Fans Say Don’t Mess With It (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-01 | get Vintage Berkshire Website Poster → | tags: berkshire hathaway, buffett, website

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APL\? (1990) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | get Apple MacBook Air → | tags: apl, 1990, programming language

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The first CD recorder was shockingly expensive – guess how much (techspot.com)

2026-04-20 | get Sony CD Recorder RCD-W500C → | tags: denon, cd recorder, 1991

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‘Tales From the Crypt’ Is Creeping Onto Streaming for the Very First Time (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-10 | get Tales From the Crypt DVD → | tags: shudder, tales from the crypt, streaming

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Anastasia (1997) live action reference material (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | tags: anastasia, 1997, live action

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It was 1995, 15-inch 800x600 monitors were the norm, what kind of monitor did John Carmack use to code Quake? (techspot.com)

2026-03-30 | tags: john carmack, quake, 15-inch monitor

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Do Emergency Microsoft, Oracle Patches Point to Wider Issues? (slashdot.org)

2026-03-29 | by Posted | get Microsoft Security Patch Kit → | tags: microsoft, oracle, patch tuesday

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The First Proper ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer Is a ’90s Anime Fever Dream (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-28 | get Ghost in the Shell Blu-ray → | tags: ghost in the shell, science saru, anime

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There were 1,000 Internet devices in 1984, 1 million in 1992, by 2025 that figure reached... (techspot.com)

2026-03-24 | tags: internet devices, 1984, 1992