No, but my Linux distro includes a boss key because, why not. [See screenshot.] Actually, I think that this is referred to as a "Show Desktop" button, but I'm not sure that I see the difference.

In the 1990s, my CEO at IPT would have been outraged if he'd thought that people were sneaking game time on the sly. But I don't recall that he minded when we set up the office openly, just for a few days, so that everybody could blast away in Doom. I think that we even ran extra cables.

We must have used DOS TCP packet drivers. The details are lost to time, but I remember that it worked pretty well.

A young developer named Leon, now an aging CEO in Norway, brought his two daughters to the office for a visit. We booted up a DOS game called "Katie's Farm" for them and they apparently talked for days about picking strawberries in the game. Nobody minded that.

However, if somebody had been caught using a boss key, that would have been the end of them.

I thought of boss keys, myself, primarily as humor. Wouldn't an approaching boss see you move quickly to hit just the one key? I suppose that somebody with nerves of steel would be able to bluff their way through it.

Link to a copy of Katie's Farm:
https://tinyurl.com/katies-farm

Screenshot: Boss key in #Laclin Linux with the desktop running BEWorld, a video game that has the distinction of being written entirely in Tcl [even the music data and other assets].

#DOS #games
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, released in 1992
Released for: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Adventure
Action, Fantasy, Thriller, Historical, Comedy
world war ii - ww2, death, robots, maze, hand-to-hand combat, graphic adventure, steam, treasure hunt, based on - movie, multiple endings, shareware, dialogue trees, snake, darkness, single-player only, licensed game, voice acting, protagonist's name in the title, based on - comics, damsel in distress, non-player character, steam play, villain, item combination, tie-in, submarine, dynamic soundtrack, nazis, nazi occultism, archeology, camel, infinite pockets, scumm, gog preservation program, scummvm compatible

From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/indiana-jones-and-the-f…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #worldwariiww2 #death #robots #maze #handtohandcombat #graphicadventure #steam #treasurehunt #basedonmovie #multipleendings #shareware #dialoguetrees #snake #darkness #singleplayeronly #licensedgame #voiceacting #protagonistsnameinthetitle #basedoncomics #damselindistress #nonplayercharacter #steamplay #villain #itemcombination #tiein #submarine #dynamicsoundtrack #nazis #nazioccultism #archeology #camel #infinitepockets #scumm #gogpreservationprogram #scummvmcompatible #linux #win #mac #dos #amiga #action #fantasy #thriller #historical #comedy

@freedosproject really I remember DOS & directory manager as a kid, and at that point computers did all that really was needed, clear through to today.

*Better graphics is nice, as is speed of getting onto the internet & sharing videos on it but that's about the only real improvements I've seen.

This is a mainstay of why I intend on switching to linux as I want something similar to DOS & Directory Manager, from windows which used to mimic DM in functionality but hasn't done so in about 20-25 years.

#Linux #DOS #Windows

DR-DOS está de volta. - Retrópolis

Antes de tudo, um relato pessoal. Eu tenho MSX na minha vida desde 1986 (esse ano completo 40 anos MSXzeiro!), mas meu pai teve um PC/XT, depois um 286, um 386... Então, o meu primeiro PC mesmo foi um Pentium 166. Posteriormente, migrei para um K6-2 500 Mhz, e lá comecei a usar Linux. Cheguei

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Начинаем в багбаунти: как найти ошибки в бизнес‑логике

Всем привет! Меня зовут Роман. В ИТ я больше семи лет: начинал с разработки, а теперь занимаюсь AppSec и параллельно пробую себя в багхантинге. Сейчас вхожу в топ-25 рейтинга на Standoff Bug Bounty. Здесь я выступаю как начинающий исследователь багов и буду рад поделиться своими наработками. Сегодня обсудим уязвимости бизнес‑логики — сложные и часто недооцененные ошибки, способные привести к серьезному ущербу. Разберем, как их находить, почему они опасны и что делает охоту за ними в багбаунти такой увлекательной. Погнали!

https://habr.com/ru/companies/pt/articles/1014346/

#bug_bounty #broken_access_control #race_condition #jwt #dos #standoff #bugs #api #fuzzing #auth_bypass

Начинаем в багбаунти: как найти ошибки в бизнес‑логике

Всем привет! Меня зовут Роман. В ИТ я больше семи лет: начинал с разработки, а теперь занимаюсь AppSec и параллельно пробую себя в багхантинге. Сейчас вхожу в топ-25 рейтинга на Standoff Bug Bounty....

Хабр
🚨 CVE-2026-33526: Critical Use-After-Free in Squid (<7.5) allows remote attackers to crash Squid via ICP traffic. icp_access rules are ineffective. Upgrade to 7.5+ or disable ICP (icp_port=0) ASAP! https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2026-33526-cwe-416-use-after-free-in-squid-cac-5f2ea159 #OffSeq #Squid #Vuln #DoS

I am still actively using the original programme that I wrote in 1985 to manage my comic collection. It is written in dBASE III+ syntax and compiled with Clipper on a state-of-the art Commodore PC20 with Intel 8088 (4,77 MHz, 16-Bit-architecture) CPU, 256 kB RAM, and 10 MB hard drive (fancy stuff, back then). Today, over 40 years later, the user interface may look a tiny bit outdated, but everything still works like a charm.

#comics #wayback #dos #dbase #clipper #nostalgia

Mirai Variant and Monaco Miner Campaign Targeting Linux Systems

Two malware strains are targeting Linux systems CondiBot an evolved Mirai botnet used for DDoS attacks and Monaco an SSH brute-force and cryptocurrency mining campaign.

Pulse ID: 69c1943ae53f9148f6f7f398
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/69c1943ae53f9148f6f7f398
Pulse Author: cryptocti
Created: 2026-03-23 19:27:54

Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

#CyberSecurity #DDoS #DoS #InfoSec #Linux #Malware #Mirai #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RCE #SSH #bot #botnet #cryptocurrency #cryptocti

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Cyberatak unieruchomił niektóre samochody w USA

W piątek, 14 marca, Intoxalock, amerykańska firma dostarczająca samochodowe blokady alkoholowe padła ofiarą cyberataku. W efekcie tysiące kierowców w aż 46 stanach USA straciło możliwość uruchomienia swoich pojazdów.

Blokady alkoholowe podłączone do internetu, cóż mogło pójść nie tak…
Blokady alkoholowe to urządzenia montowane w pojazdach, najczęściej na mocy nakazu sądowego dla osób skazanych za jazdę pod wpływem alkoholu. Mechanizm jest prosty — przed uruchomieniem silnika kierowca musi dmuchnąć w ustnik. Jeśli urządzenie wykryje alkohol, zapłon zostaje zablokowany. Problem w tym, że dzisiejsze alkomaty są na stałe podłączone do internetu bo — jak tłumaczy przedstawiciel producenta — wymagają zdalnej kalibracji co jakiś czas. Widzicie już pewnie co tu poszło nie tak… Gdy po ataku infrastruktura producenta padła, urządzenia które wymagały kalibracji przeszły w “tryb awaryjny” i prewencyjnie odcięły zapłon, niezależnie od tego, czy kierowca był trzeźwy, czy nie.
Ten incydent to doskonały przykład na to, jak niebezpieczne bywa bezkrytyczne poleganie na urządzeniach, które do podstawowego działania wymagają nieprzerwanego połączenia z chmurą producenta. To nie pierwszy raz, kiedy błędy lub ataki na infrastrukturę zewnętrzną uziemiają “inteligentne” sprzęty. Kiedyś pisaliśmy o podobnych przypadkach z inteligentnymi zamkami do drzwi.
W przypadku alkomatów samochodowych sprawa jest jednak znacznie poważniejsza ze względów prawnych. Zgodnie z relacjami kierowców w serwisie Reddit, osoby posiadające sądowy nakaz korzystania z urządzenia nie mogą go po prostu zdemontować, ani legalnie prowadzić innego auta. W efekcie cyberatak uwięził ich w domach i uniemożliwił np. dojazd do pracy. A wiadomo jak to jest w USA, wszędzie [...]

#Alkohol #Atak #Blokada #DoS #Paraliż #Samochody #USA

https://niebezpiecznik.pl/post/cyberatak-unieruchomil-niektore-samochody-w-usa/

Cyberatak unieruchomił niektóre samochody w USA

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@GossiTheDog I wanna see crazy integrations. #Notepad is child’s play.
I wanna see a #Copilot for #edlin.
If you are too young to remember edlin, it came with #DOS and made #vim and #emacs look rational.