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UNIX99, a UNIX-like OS for the TI-99/4A - TI-99/4A Development - AtariAge Forums

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:13:48 +0000

I’ve been working on developing an operating system for the TI-99 for the last 18 months or so. I didn’t intend this—my original plan was to develop enough of the standard C libraries to help with writing cartridge-based and EA5 programs. But that trek led me quickly towards developing an OS. As Unix is by far my preferred OS, this OS is an approximation. Developing an OS within the resources available, particularly the RAM, has been challenging, but also surprisingly doable.

Tags: #retro #retrocomputing #ti449a #unix

KH-C — Blitz through a MacBook battery using 'yes'

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:13:35 +0000

Here is the command to run: yes > /dev/null &

Tags: #funny #mac #unix #yes

Nix/NixOS is the new “dotfiles golf” - and that’s awesome

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:07:09 +0000

Sets of dotifile hacks are now their own “packages” (flakes in nix world) that anyone can use - stylix for example, which tries to do the impossible: make the theming/styling consistent across the whole OS, from NeoVim to GTK to Plymouth, all with the same colors and wallpapers.

Tags: #dotfiles #linux #nix #nixos #unix

Iconography of the X Window System: The Boot Stipple | matttproud.com (blog)

Sat, 31 May 2025 03:22:02 +0000

For the uninitiated, what are we looking at? Could it be the Moiré Error from Doom? Well, no. You are looking at (part of) the boot up screen for the X Window System, specifically the pattern it uses as the background of the root window. This pattern is technically called a stipple.

Tags: #history #linux #retro #unix #x11

Pass: The Standard Unix Password Manager

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 01:29:46 +0000

With pass, each password lives inside of a gpg encrypted file whose filename is the title of the website or resource that requires the password.

Tags: #gpg #imported:pinboard #passwords #security #unix

Pass: The Standard Unix Password Manager

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 01:29:46 +0000

With pass, each password lives inside of a gpg encrypted file whose filename is the title of the website or resource that requires the password.

Tags: #gpg #passwords #security #unix

Dropbox login using only curl, sed and bash | commandlinefu.com

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 04:06:04 +0000

Use the command line to log into Dropbox. You have to replace me@yahoo.com with your Dropbox email (note the URL-encoding of "@" as %40). Also replace my_passwd with your Dropbox password. (Note: special characters in your password (such as #) must be url-encoded. You will get a cookie (stored in file "cookie") that you can use for subsequent curl operations to dropbox, for example curl -b cookie https://www.dropbox.com/home. Debug note: If you want to see what data curl posts, use curl's --trace-ascii flag.

Tags: #dropbox #imported:pinboard #unix #webdev

HANDY ONE-LINE SCRIPTS FOR AWK

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:01:40 +0000

Tags: #awk #imported:pinboard #programming #shell #tips #tools #unix

Leave git diff result in the terminal - Stack Overflow

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:39:44 +0000

export LESS=eFRX

Tags: #dev #git #imported:pinboard #less #linux #tips #ubuntu #unix

Aaron Toponce : Appropriate Use Of “kill -9 “

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:26:09 +0000

There are times when “kill -9″ is the only time you can kill a PID that is behaving badly. However, it’s usually not needed if you know your signals. When I encounter a badly behaving program, here is the procedure I usually take.

Tags: #imported:pinboard #kill #sysadmin #tips #unix

Aaron Toponce : Appropriate Use Of “kill -9 “

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:26:09 +0000

Tags: #kill #sysadmin #tips #unix

Introduction to text manipulation on UNIX-based systems

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:07:37 +0000

This introduction to text manipulation on UNIX platforms provides an overview of some common commands widely available and installed standard on most UNIX-based releases. Many times these standard utilities are ignored in favor of more modern text-processors such as Perl, Python, or Ruby, which are not always installed on a system. An introductory review of these tools helps practitioners who are learning UNIX or Linux or those who may be looking to renew forgotten knowledge.

Tags: #imported:pinboard #shell #text #tips #unix #utils

Screen - The *nix Swiss Army Knife : programming

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:06:02 +0000

Article note: I've got a .screenrc on pretty much even machine into which I can ssh submitted by chipmonk010[link] [comment]

Tags: #screen #tech #unix #utils

Chaos feared after Unix time-zone database is nuked

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:56:14 +0000

Tags: #copyright #lawsuits #timezones #unix

Cool, but obscure unix tools :: KKovacs

Wed, 11 May 2011 05:14:19 +0000

Tags: #terminal #tools #unix