The big picture: On January 19, 2038, at 03:14:07 UTC, certain Unix-based computer systems will encounter a critical timekeeping failure. Due to a software flaw known as the "Y2K38 bug," 32-bit ...

UNIX-based operating systems have man pages that describe how to use commands and functions, and the contents of the man pages can be viewed using the man command ( mandb). This man command had an ...

Microsoft released MS-DOS, a DOS-based operating system, in August 1981, and Windows 1.0 in November 1985. They then co-developed OS/2 with IBM as a successor to DOS, but the project ran into ...

When transferring text files between Linux/Unix and Windows systems, you may encounter issues with line breaks and file formatting. This is because Windows uses both a line feed (LF) and a carriage ...

Reportedly, the company’s new logo features a design with red becoming the brand colour palette which is claimed to be representing possibilities, progressiveness, and confidence. (image credits: Unix ...

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 ...

When writing about digital technology, or any topic, is something you do, it takes time to accumulate credibility. Even if you put in the study time up front to know your stuff, building trust takes ...

A Princeton professor, finding a little time for himself in the summer academic lull, emailed an old friend a couple months ago. Brian Kernighan said hello, asked how their friend’s US visit was going ...

Threat analysts following the activity of LightBasin, a financially motivated group of hackers, report the discovery of a previously unknown Unix rootkit that is used to steal ATM banking data and ...

If you crave experiencing or reliving what computing was like “back then” you have a lot of options. One option, of course, is to load an emulator and pretend like you have the hardware and software ...