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Beej's Guide to Interprocess Communication Excellent book; essential reading along with the Unix architecture case study (quoted). https://t.co/E56n6DkuGR
🔖 Evolution of the Unix System Architecture: An Exploratory Case Study Absolute joy in reading this paper on Unix architecture evolution, in the context of the SO blog article below. https://t.co/pXHzOEsYIW
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Bell Labs invented C, transistors, laser, Unix (Linux, macOS, iOS, Android), optical fiber (your WiFi), cosmic microwave background, Nokia phones. They invented the world we live in today, yet we barely know them
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Xerox Star was the first personal computer to feature a GUI, desktop icons, and a mouse. David Smith, one of the principal designers, wrote: “Every user’s initial view of the Star is the Desktop, which resembles the top of an office desk, together with surrounding furniture.”
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Kooky science "fun fact" time travel claim: John Titor, the internet’s “first famous” time-traveler hoax from 2000–01, said he’d come from 2036 to snag an IBM 5100 because it could debug ancient mainframe code ahead of the Unix 2038 rollover bug. Wild twist: the 5100 really
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Why did Linux win over Unix and Window, it's simple: 1. It's was free 2. It was Open 3. Super flexible 4. Community Power What does @SentientAGI have similarly 1. It is free too 2. it is open 3. Super flexible 4. Community power @SentientAGI embodies the Open source playbook,
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Did you know #MySQL has its own #Event #Scheduler that can be used to schedule repetitive tasks to execute #SQL statements on stored procedures at specific times or intervals, similar to a #cron job in #Unix-like systems. It enables #automation of routine #database tasks without
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In 1997, Linux was transitioning from a niche interest to a more widely recognized alternative to proprietary operating systems. Several articles in BYTE Magazine helped increase its visibility. In January 1997, Jim Mohr wrote a spirited article: “Imagine a Unix server supporting
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Me watching all the normies gush over omarchy and hyprland after dismissing my gentoo and dwm setup for over a decade.
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@Grummz Vi Learned well before vim was a name. Used it for 45 yrs. I remember being confused when i first dove in because i had no idea about unix or vi in my first univ course. Never liked emacs. Ctrl everything is 😵💫😠 wonder where my old book got to?
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upyOS - Modular MicroPython-Based OS Brings Unix-Like Power to ESP32, RP2040 & More https://t.co/jJdnVrlleP
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If your ‘idol’ can’t date, you don’t want a creator—you want a Tamagotchi.
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