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Unix Heritage Wiki edit / delete

"This wiki aims to collect the available historical documents and recollections of Unix into one central place so they can be studied by researchers and Unix enthusiasts alike."

by ats ... to bell history os-design retrocomputing unix ... on 16 March 2016

jlevy/the-art-of-command-line: Master the command line, in one page edit / delete

I didn't learn anything remarkable here (although it did remind me about M-# in bash, which I always forget), but this is a good reference for new Unix-like users.

by ats ... to shell tips unix ... on 16 March 2016

Commentary on the Sixth Edition UNIX Operating System edit / delete

The text of the Lions book, electronically. (Did you know there's also a Lions commentary on the PCC backend?)

by ats ... to history lions pdp11 retrocomputing unix ... on 16 March 2016

Tax Protester FAQ edit / delete

"This FAQ is not complete, and will never be complete. As you are reading this, some crank with a defective grasp of law, history, economics, and the English language is developing a new reason why the income tax does not apply to him."

by ats ... to amusements law ... on 03 March 2016

DTACK GROUNDED Archive edit / delete

"The Journal of Simple 68000 Systems".

by ats ... to 68000 cpu electronics motorola retrocomputing ... on 03 March 2016

Ways to implement computer algebra compactly edit / delete

How to write a very, very small computer algebra system. From the author of "Derive", "muMath", "Calculus Demon" and other pioneering examples of fitting very complicated things into tiny spaces.

by ats ... to algebra amusements cute-code maths retrocomputing ... on 01 March 2016

Embedded in Academia : Multi-Version Execution Defeats a Compiler-Bug-Based Backdoor edit / delete

Using varan, a tool that compares execution traces of programs built in different ways, to detect a compiler fault. Neat!

by ats ... to compiler debugging security varan ... on 28 February 2016

The Infocom Cabinet: Binders and Folders of Infocom, Inc. (1981-1987) : Free Software : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive edit / delete

Huge collection of Infocom internal documentation. Fascinating reading.

by ats ... to games history if infocom retrocomputing ... on 28 February 2016

Git as an Encrypted Distributed Version Control System edit / delete

"This thesis develops and presents a secure Git implementation, Git Virtual Vault (GV2), for users of Git to work on sensitive projects with repositories located in unsecure distributed environments, such as in cloud computing. This scenario is common within the Department of Defense, as much work is of a sensitive nature."

by ats ... to encryption git scm security ... on 28 February 2016

What's worked in computer science edit / delete

Looking back at Lampson's conclusions.

by ats ... to cs history research risc security strategy ... on 28 February 2016