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If you enjoyed the datestamps on that repository, you will definitely enjoy the datestamps on this one: * https://github.com/dspinellis/unix-history-repo https

by JdeBP 1y ago

If you enjoyed the datestamps on that repository, you will definitely enjoy the datestamps on this one: * https://github.com/dspinellis/unix-history-repo https://github.com/dspinellis/unix-history-repo You'll also enjoy the contributors list.

bee_rider 1y ago
Man, imagine a 2.5k line kernel. You could probably fully understand how part of the computer works.
- userbinator 1y ago
  2.5 lines of J, K, or some other APL-family language? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13590065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13590065
- cout 1y ago
  How do you write half a line of code?
  - bee_rider 1y ago
    Odd, I guess my autocorrect got rid of the k. Thanks! Luckily the edit window was still open.
  - mmmlinux 1y ago
    Do you know about half button presses?
    - pxx 1y ago
      An A press is an A press. You can't say it's only a half
      - bee_rider 1y ago
        I can’t remember which generation of console it was, but IIRC some video game controllers made a big deal of their special buttons that could tell the difference between partial and full presses. This lead to the phrase “pressure sensitive buttons” being bandied about, which is kind of funny (what is a pressure insensitive button? An immobile lump I guess).
  - mrheosuper 1y ago
    \cr in \cr\lf system
- jmbwell 1y ago
  Used to be, with a scope, you could watch it working
user3939382 1y ago
I recently diffed Unix 10 and NetBSD to see if or how many common actual byte-for-byte original code I could find. I found some.
- xeviousrr 1y ago
  Of course, because if you have two similar applications, some of the code will likely be the same if the codebase is large enough.
  - deleted 1y ago
    [deleted]
  - user3939382 1y ago
    Yes it’s due to architecture. Apparently because of the 4.4BSD-Lite lineage it wouldn’t possess the original source with those exceptions.
dramm 1y ago
Aw darn :-( Contributors: There was an error generating this graph

by JdeBP 1y ago

bee_rider 1y ago

Man, imagine a 2.5k line kernel. You could probably fully understand how part of the computer works.

userbinator 1y ago
2.5 lines of J, K, or some other APL-family language? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13590065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13590065
cout 1y ago
How do you write half a line of code?
- bee_rider 1y ago
  Odd, I guess my autocorrect got rid of the k. Thanks! Luckily the edit window was still open.
- mmmlinux 1y ago
  Do you know about half button presses?
  - pxx 1y ago
    An A press is an A press. You can't say it's only a half
    - bee_rider 1y ago
      I can’t remember which generation of console it was, but IIRC some video game controllers made a big deal of their special buttons that could tell the difference between partial and full presses. This lead to the phrase “pressure sensitive buttons” being bandied about, which is kind of funny (what is a pressure insensitive button? An immobile lump I guess).
- mrheosuper 1y ago
  \cr in \cr\lf system
jmbwell 1y ago
Used to be, with a scope, you could watch it working

user3939382 1y ago

I recently diffed Unix 10 and NetBSD to see if or how many common actual byte-for-byte original code I could find. I found some.

xeviousrr 1y ago
Of course, because if you have two similar applications, some of the code will likely be the same if the codebase is large enough.
- deleted 1y ago
  [deleted]
- user3939382 1y ago
  Yes it’s due to architecture. Apparently because of the 4.4BSD-Lite lineage it wouldn’t possess the original source with those exceptions.

dramm 1y ago

Aw darn :-( Contributors: There was an error generating this graph