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Recent stories by Jeremy Reimer

1. First post: A history of online public messaging

   From BBS to Facebook, here's how messaging platforms have changed over the years.

   Jeremy Reimer – Apr 29, 2024 11:30 am UTC

2. Revisiting Apple’s ill-fated Lisa computer, 40 years on

   On its 40th anniversary, we look back at the machine that brought the GUI to personal computers.

   Jeremy Reimer – Jan 19, 2023 12:30 pm UTC

3. A history of ARM, part 3: Coming full circle

   In our series finale, ARM achieves its goal of bringing computing power to the masses.

   Jeremy Reimer – Jan 17, 2023 12:30 pm UTC

4. A history of ARM, part 2: Everything starts to come together

   What had started as twelve people and a dream was now a billion-dollar company.

   Jeremy Reimer – Nov 21, 2022 12:00 pm UTC

5. A history of ARM, part 1: Building the first chip

   In 1983, Acorn Computers needed a CPU. So 10 people built one.

   Jeremy Reimer – Sep 23, 2022 3:47 pm UTC

6. Remembering Apple’s Newton, 30 years on

   On its 30th anniversary, we look at the groundbreaking product's enduring legacy.

   Jeremy Reimer – Jun 1, 2022 10:45 am UTC

7. That time Roger Ebert said games will never be as worthy as movies

   From the archives: 15 years ago around Thanksgiving, Ebert set video game Internet ablaze.

   Jeremy Reimer – Nov 28, 2020 3:33 pm UTC

8. Half an operating system: The triumph and tragedy of OS/2

   From the archives: IBM doesn't make consumer desktop OSes anymore for a reason.

   Jeremy Reimer – Nov 29, 2019 1:34 pm UTC

9. A history of the Amiga, part 12: Red vs. Blue

   Amiga was now an independent company again, but trouble was brewing.

   Jeremy Reimer – Mar 29, 2018 12:00 pm UTC

10. A history of the Amiga, part 11: Between an Escom and a Gateway

    The Amiga didn't go away with Commodore, but its future was uncertain.

    Jeremy Reimer – Nov 13, 2017 12:30 pm UTC

11. The A-EON Amiga X5000: An alternate universe where the Amiga platform never died

    A new Amiga computer emerges that is both modern and an Amiga.

    Jeremy Reimer – May 24, 2017 11:30 am UTC

12. A history of the Amiga, part 10: The downfall of Commodore

    The Amiga was a machine ahead of its time, but Commodore was in trouble.

    Jeremy Reimer – Jan 22, 2017 2:00 pm UTC

13. People still use the Amiga today, and new Viva Amiga documentary shows why

    Debuting at MAGfest this weekend, new film gathers devs and fans across Amiga decades.

    Jeremy Reimer – Jan 8, 2017 2:00 pm UTC

14. A history of the Amiga, part 9: The Video Toaster

    Jeremy Reimer's long-running History of the Amiga series is back to tackle the killer app.

    Jeremy Reimer – Mar 18, 2016 1:30 pm UTC

15. Heirs of Infocom: Where interactive fiction authors and games stand today

    Mobile devices are helping authors present their stories to a new audience.

    Jeremy Reimer – Jun 23, 2013 6:00 pm UTC

16. A history of the Amiga, part 8: The demo scene

    Where else could you have "a hand in creating things that were so damn cool?”

    Jeremy Reimer – Apr 29, 2013 1:00 am UTC

17. 1998’s most intriguing OS, 15 years later: Hands-on with Haiku alpha 4

    Nostalgia runs high, but is the BeOS reboot more than an interesting diversion?

    Jeremy Reimer – Jan 8, 2013 2:00 pm UTC

18. From Altair to iPad: 35 years of personal computer market share

    Data shows that smartphones and tablets have been adopted far faster than PCs.

    Jeremy Reimer – Aug 14, 2012 12:00 pm UTC

19. Butterfly milking and pig nibbling: building the strange world of Glitch

    The Web-based, free-to-play, massively multiplayer game Glitch is headed by a …

    Jeremy Reimer – Nov 8, 2011 2:00 am UTC

20. “For the swarm!” Inside the world of professional StarCraft players

    First in Korea and now in the US, StarCraft players have gone pro. Ars attends …

    Jeremy Reimer – Aug 30, 2011 2:00 am UTC

21. The Dawn of Starcraft: e-Sports come to the world stage

    Ars's own Jeremy Reimer is addicted to StarCraft—not so much playing, but …

    Jeremy Reimer – Apr 1, 2011 4:30 am UTC

22. Looking back at the Infocom era: A review of Get Lamp

    Jason Scott's Get Lamp is a wonderful documentary about the text-based …

    Jeremy Reimer – Sep 29, 2010 7:20 pm UTC

23. Shadow of the 16-bit Beast: an Amiga gaming retrospective

    The Amiga was born a game machine, but it entered a world where the video game …

    Jeremy Reimer – Jun 14, 2010 4:30 am UTC

24. Know anyone who worked as game dev for the Commodore Amiga?

    Jeremy Reimer – Dec 21, 2009 1:00 am UTC

25. First look: Opera 10 faster with new features

    Opera 10 has arrived and finds itself needing to stand out in an increasingly …

    Jeremy Reimer – Sep 1, 2009 11:09 am UTC

26. The prospects of Microsoft Word in the wiki-based world

    What will the future look like for office productivity behemoth Microsoft Word …

    Jeremy Reimer – Aug 3, 2009 4:04 am UTC

27. It’s alive!: Ars reviews AmigaOS 4.1

    Ars reviews the latest and greatest update to the little OS that could: …

    Jeremy Reimer – Sep 23, 2008 4:30 am UTC

28. A history of the Amiga, part 7: Game on!

    In the latest installment of our popular history of the Amiga, Ars looks back …

    Jeremy Reimer – May 13, 2008 4:51 am UTC

29. Hands on: Opera 9.5 beta 2 improves speed, adds features

    Opera has released Beta 2 of the 9.5 version of their web browser, and we've …

    Jeremy Reimer – Apr 28, 2008 1:45 pm UTC

30. Between black and white: the state of grayware on the PC

    Grayware claims to offer a useful service, but unwanted software tags along …

    Jeremy Reimer – Apr 24, 2008 4:55 am UTC

31. From BFS to ZFS: past, present, and future of file systems

    From the mainframe to the Mac mini and from BFS to ZFS, Ars explores the past …

    Jeremy Reimer – Mar 17, 2008 4:58 am UTC

32. Rogers Unlimited data plan not so unlimited after all

    Canadian network provider Rogers has introduced a new "unlimited" mobile …

    Jeremy Reimer – Feb 11, 2008 8:30 pm UTC

33. A history of the Amiga, part 6: stopping the bleeding

    Ars continues its retelling of the history of the Amiga. Part six explores the …

    Jeremy Reimer – Feb 11, 2008 5:36 am UTC

34. Hunting trolls: USPTO asked to reexamine broad image patent

    An anonymous sponsor has submitted a lengthy request for the reexamination of …

    Jeremy Reimer – Feb 5, 2008 3:24 pm UTC

35. Bavarian government caught looking for Skype backdoor

    The government of the German province of Bavaria has been contracting out the …

    Jeremy Reimer – Jan 29, 2008 4:43 am UTC

36. The ocean as watercooler: floating data centers stay cool

    A startup called IDS is coming out of stealth mode to announce its plans to …

    Jeremy Reimer – Jan 14, 2008 6:28 pm UTC