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Was Windows 1.0's lack of overlapping windows a legal or a technical matter? (opens in new tab)

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Origin of the rule that swap size should be 2x of the physical memory (opens in new tab)

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How were large Unix installations managed in the 80s/90s? (opens in new tab)

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A surprise with how '#!' handles its program argument in practice (opens in new tab)

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The old church where one trillion webpages are being saved (opens in new tab)

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There's No Rust on This Ironclad Kernel: An OS Written in Ada (opens in new tab)

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Who was "Paul's Method" named after (a.k.a. the MOS 6502 RTS trick)? (opens in new tab)

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Why Unix requires mount points (opens in new tab)

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Univ. of Minnesota seeks photos to archive national parks signs before removal (opens in new tab)

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Neuromancer is in production (opens in new tab)

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I tried to hire a North Korean scammer [video] (opens in new tab)

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The Plot of the Phantom, a text adventure that took 40 years to finish (opens in new tab)

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Microsoft Releases Classic MS-DOS Editor for Linux (opens in new tab)

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7SeenNotHeard9mo ago0

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What UI first distinguished radio and check buttons with circles and squares? (opens in new tab)

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3SeenNotHeard9mo ago0

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The initial version of the /etc./magic file used by the file(1) command (opens in new tab)

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Was Windows 1.0's lack of overlapping windows a legal or a technical matter? (opens in new tab)

Origin of the rule that swap size should be 2x of the physical memory (opens in new tab)

How were large Unix installations managed in the 80s/90s? (opens in new tab)

A surprise with how '#!' handles its program argument in practice (opens in new tab)

The old church where one trillion webpages are being saved (opens in new tab)

There's No Rust on This Ironclad Kernel: An OS Written in Ada (opens in new tab)

Who was "Paul's Method" named after (a.k.a. the MOS 6502 RTS trick)? (opens in new tab)

Why Unix requires mount points (opens in new tab)

Univ. of Minnesota seeks photos to archive national parks signs before removal (opens in new tab)

Neuromancer is in production (opens in new tab)

I tried to hire a North Korean scammer [video] (opens in new tab)

The Plot of the Phantom, a text adventure that took 40 years to finish (opens in new tab)

Microsoft Releases Classic MS-DOS Editor for Linux (opens in new tab)

What UI first distinguished radio and check buttons with circles and squares? (opens in new tab)

The initial version of the /etc./magic file used by the file(1) command (opens in new tab)

Recent submissions

Was Windows 1.0's lack of overlapping windows a legal or a technical matter? (opens in new tab)

Origin of the rule that swap size should be 2x of the physical memory (opens in new tab)

How were large Unix installations managed in the 80s/90s? (opens in new tab)

A surprise with how '#!' handles its program argument in practice (opens in new tab)

The old church where one trillion webpages are being saved (opens in new tab)

There's No Rust on This Ironclad Kernel: An OS Written in Ada (opens in new tab)

Who was "Paul's Method" named after (a.k.a. the MOS 6502 RTS trick)? (opens in new tab)

Why Unix requires mount points (opens in new tab)

Univ. of Minnesota seeks photos to archive national parks signs before removal (opens in new tab)

Neuromancer is in production (opens in new tab)

I tried to hire a North Korean scammer [video] (opens in new tab)

The Plot of the Phantom, a text adventure that took 40 years to finish (opens in new tab)

Microsoft Releases Classic MS-DOS Editor for Linux (opens in new tab)

What UI first distinguished radio and check buttons with circles and squares? (opens in new tab)

The initial version of the /etc./magic file used by the file(1) command (opens in new tab)