In the intricate landscape of operating systems, two prominent players have shaped the digital realm for decades: UNIX and Linux. While these two systems might seem similar at first glance, a deeper ...

Computer archaeology lovers among the audience are in for a rare treat in these challenging times. Remember that Unix v4 tape ...

Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie at a PDP-11. Peter Hamer [CC BY-SA 2.0] Last week the computing world celebrated an important anniversary: the UNIX operating system turned 50 years old. What was ...

When you set the date and time manually, the Xbox 360's internal clock only goes as far as December 31, 2025 — i.e., today. You literally can't scroll down any further. Players have repeatedly raised ...

Classic Z80 computers tend to run CP/M. If you’re a purist you’ll be happy with that because that’s certainly what most serious Z80 computers ran back in the day. However, for actual use, CP/M does ...

Unix died because of endless incompatibilities between versions. Linux succeeded on servers and everywhere else because it ...

Cron is nice and all, but don't forget about its cousin at. When I first started using Linux, it was like being tossed into the deep end of the UNIX pool. You were expected to use the command line ...

Unix time, also known as 'epoch time,' is the number of seconds that have passed since Jan 1, 1970. As Unix turns 50, let's take a look at what worries kernel developers. 2020 is a significant year ...