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Vista dropped for Windows 7 midway through upgrades: Several UK businesses that had begun to upgrade their systems to Microsoft's Vista OS are switching to Windows 7 before the installation is complete. Some businesses that are partway through upgrading to Windows Vista are asking to swap the OS for Windows 7, according to Microsoft. ...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, U.K., Windows 7. Microsoft, Vista, Nick Heath silicon.com; News items 2009-10-22
Acorn co-founder talks early computers: Acorn co-founder Andy Hopper told silicon.com that he believes the BBC Micro - with its easy to grasp Basic programming language - offered an experience that is missing today. Andy Hopper is co-founder of the iconic Acorn Computers and currently head of the computer laboratory at the University of...; Tags: Co-founder, British Broadcasting Corp., Computer, Andy Hopper, Productivity, BBC Micro, ARM, early computers, Nick Heath silicon.com; News items 2009-10-12

Gallery: PC gems from the 1980s: The National Museum of Computing's PC Gallery in London recently opened and Nick Heath of sister siteÂ Silicon.com was on scene to relay the evolution of the computer.Â Here are a few favorites from the gallery: A Mac portable. In 1989 this would have run...; Tags: PC, Gem, Memory, Desktops, Flash Memory, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-05-13
Five reasons Chrome will take over the world: Five reasons Chrome will take over the worldFive reasons Chrome will take over the worldYou know what ZDNet needs? More articles about Chrome! 12 over the last 24 hours just isn't enough so why not add to that number.Chrome isn't taking over anything because its terribly broken. It doesn't render...; Tags: Development tools, Web browsers, chrome, Chrome, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-09-03

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