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New comment by whobre in "Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0"

whobre — Tue, 19 May 2026 21:44:42 +0000

> A leopard can't change his shorts.

But it can get old and lose its teeth...

New comment by whobre in "Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0"

whobre — Tue, 19 May 2026 21:24:31 +0000

There was a rumor of MS and DRI having a non-aggression pact before 1981: https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/gary-kildall-bill-g...

New comment by whobre in "Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0"

whobre — Tue, 19 May 2026 10:23:18 +0000

Back in 1998, that would have been a legitimate concern…

New comment by whobre in "Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0"

whobre — Tue, 19 May 2026 10:21:50 +0000

They developed something called M-DOS or MIDAS in 1979, but by that time CP/M was already established, so they decided against releasing it.

New comment by whobre in "If you can't get a job today, it's your fault"

whobre — Sat, 16 May 2026 20:20:13 +0000

That dude needs to fix his shift key.

That aside, the job market has been horrible for recent graduates in the last three years and it’s just a fact.

New comment by whobre in "AI could put people off tech jobs and hurt the economy, warns Raspberry Pi boss"

whobre — Sat, 16 May 2026 11:53:09 +0000

> The founder of British computer maker Raspberry Pi has warned that overestimating the abilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) could put people off pursuing tech jobs and hurt the economy.

Of course the key word is “overestimating” and it’s omitted from the title.

“Journalism” nowadays…

New comment by whobre in "AI is wiping out entry-level jobs"

whobre — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:20:06 +0000

Sorry, but that’s some ivory tower wishful thinking.

Kay Nishi and the Meeting That Started MS-DOS

whobre — Thu, 14 May 2026 10:40:32 +0000

Article URL: https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/kay-nishi-and-the-meeting-that-started

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48133513

Points: 2

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New comment by whobre in "Why are there both TMP and TEMP environment variables? (2015)"

whobre — Sat, 02 May 2026 12:16:15 +0000

< Rewind to 1973. The operating system common on microcomputers was CP/M

OK. I love Raymond’s blog but this is crazy. Microcomputers existed only as a prototype in 1973 (things like Intel’s Intellec dev systems) and there were no operating systems for them. Strictly speaking, Kildall did start developing CP/M in 1973, but at that point it ran only on a simulator on a PDP-10 mainframe.

1979, sure. 1973? Way too early…

New comment by whobre in "Ask HN: Who wants to be fired? (May 2026)"

whobre — Sat, 02 May 2026 07:54:15 +0000

Late 2022, but yes.

New comment by whobre in "GitHub – DOS 1.0: Transcription of Tim Paterson's DOS Printouts"

whobre — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:32:42 +0000

There was never a serious claim DOS copied CP/M code. The controversy was mostly about legality of reimplementation of the API, plus some pretty vague claims about copying the design: https://substack.com/@nemanjatrifunovic/note/p-178321556

New comment by whobre in "SDL Now Supports DOS"

whobre — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:19:00 +0000

Love it! Now, let's port it to CP/M (via GSX, maybe?)

New comment by whobre in "KLM cancels 160 flights due to fuel shortage"

whobre — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:20:20 +0000

It is due to the high cost, not shortage.

Pointer-Stable Dynamic Arrays

whobre — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:32:06 +0000

Article URL: https://vectrx.substack.com/p/pointer-stable-dynamic-arrays

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47772834

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Why IBM Turned to Microsoft for Basic

whobre — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:51:35 +0000

Article URL: https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/why-ibm-turned-to-microsoft-for-basic

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47741154

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

An Atari 8-bit Computer Timeline

whobre — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:55:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/an-atari-8-bit-computer-timeline

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697263

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by whobre in "Claude Code login fails with OAuth timeout on Windows"

whobre — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:58:32 +0000

Anyone who’s ever tried Lotus Notes.

New comment by whobre in "Siclair Microvision (1977)"

whobre — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:28:37 +0000

Ironically , Clive Sinclair will be remembered for affordable home computers, but his real passion were small screens and electric vehicles. A true visionary - he was a couple of decades too early.

RIP Sir Clive…

New comment by whobre in "Microsoft Set for Worst Quarter Since 2008"

whobre — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:31:45 +0000

In stock price, no the earnings

New comment by whobre in "Byte Interviews Chuck Peddle, Father of the MOS 6502 and Commodore PET (1982)"

whobre — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:03:42 +0000

One of the relatively unknown pioneers of microcomputers. Here is the transcript of his interview with the Computer History Museum https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/20...