Even if their biological clock states they are north of 40, they never got past 12 when it comes to coding. In case you can’t see the featured image, the source file came from here. And since they will _hopefully_ sweep that up, here is the first snippet. /* this creates a timestamp based on current time according to the * fine rules of RFC3164, most importantly it ensures in a portable * way that … It’s okay to hate the 12 year old boys who write the bulk of OpenSource codeRead more
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Xterm and VT Emulation
Many years ago, when I was writing this book I did so using a Linux desktop using Xterm and the following configuration script. #!/bin/sh # vax # 09-17-96 Bob Ess – initial creation # 09-26-96 Shig Katada – Additional keybindings # # Script file to incorporate keybindings and command line # options for connecting to a VAX node # Usage statement Usage(){ echo echo ” Usage : vax -options” echo echo ” Options: -80 for … Xterm and VT EmulationRead more
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Question From a Reader
The following question came in from a reader who happened to catch one of my posts on a programming email list. ==== As usual, I quite enjoy your detailed analysis coupled with historical contexts, since I learned my trade through those days (Sun SPARC workstations, VAX minicomputers running VMS, etc.). They are always entertaining, usually edifying, and sometimes nostalgic for me. :) I’m curious, though, about one particular point you made: Windows isn’t even going … Question From a ReaderRead more
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How to Set Up Mutt to Work With JustHost.com Email
Every now and then you are going to need to send email from the command line. In the world of OpenVMS we did it from batch jobs all of the time. Yes, there were abort routines which would notify all operators currently logged in and who had typed REPLY/ENABLE at their terminal, but, you still sent email just in case. OpenVMS had a robust email system long before we had an Internet, indeed, long before … How to Set Up Mutt to Work With JustHost.com EmailRead more
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Mounting a Second Internal Drive in Linux
The other day I put a 250GB SSD in the current desktop unit and made it the primary. I wiped the (now) secondary 1TB hard drive and left it be until I had time to mess with it. Yesterday I finally finished the much needed update of The Minimum You Need to Know Web site so I played with getting the second drive to auto mount just a bit. In theory we shouldn’t need to … Mounting a Second Internal Drive in LinuxRead more