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We got there in the end.
This took a couple of days to figure out how to boot custom code and even get away from Open Firmware’s tight clutches.
I hope that #Fedi is proud of me for dealing with the bullshit of Open Firmware.
#Kernel #iBook #Apple #OSDev #KernelDev #OperatingSystems #Tech #Technology #Programming #Fediverse #Mastodon #PowerPC
fraggleIn the early days of computing, hackers did not expect an operating system to fit every machine. Many wrote their own OS tailored to the exact hardware they owned, tuned for specific CPUs memory layouts and peripherals. This was not about portability or polish but about control. The operating system was an extension of the hardware and understanding both was part of the craft.
That mindset never fully disappeared. Projects like KolibriOS show that a modern usable system can still be written almost entirely in assembly language, small fast and deeply aware of the machine it runs on. It is a reminder that custom operating systems are not relics of the past. With enough study and curiosity, people can still build software that speaks directly to hardware instead of sitting layers above it.
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ResearchBuzz: FirehoseHow-To Geek: 52 years later, UNIX V4 has been rediscovered and digitized. “For decades, there were no known copies of UNIX Fourth Edition, with only some source code and manuals surviving to the present day. That changed when a nine-track tape reel containing UNIX V4 was discovered in a storage room at the University of Utah’s Kahlert School of Computing. The tape was delivered to the Computer […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/25/how-to-geek-52-years-later-unix-v4-has-been-rediscovered-and-digitized/
Tom's Hardware: For The Hardcore PC EnthusiastMicrosoft promises to nearly double Windows storage performance after forcing slow software-accelerated BitLocker on Windows — new CPU hardware-accelerated crypto will also improve battery life, but requires new CPUs
52 years later, only known copy of Unix v4 recovered from randomly found tape, now up and running on a system — first OS version with kernel and core utilities written in C
Mojo ♻️People still call Linux “niche”, but the numbers say otherwise.
If you count Android (which runs the Linux kernel), Linux is the most dominant operating system on Earth.
• Android Linux runs on ~3.5 to 4 billion active devices
• Windows sits at ~1.4 to 1.6 billion
• iOS around ~1.3 to 1.5 billion
• macOS ~150 to 200 million
That is before counting servers, cloud infrastructure, supercomputers, routers, TVs, cars, and embedded systems where Linux already dominates.
Linux may not own the desktop, but it owns the internet, the cloud, mobile, and most of the devices quietly running the modern world.
Linux is not niche. Desktop Linux is niche. The kernel is everywhere.
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Facebook deploys the Steam Deck's Linux scheduler across its data centers — Valve's low-latency scheduler perfect for managing Meta's workloads at massive data centers
Negative PID Inc.What operating systems do cybersecurity professionals use in their daily work? Behold... there is much more than Kali Linux out there. From Tails to CAINE, the more you specialize, the more you will want an OS tailored just for you. Luckily, it already exists!
Here are 13 that we find most useful.
#operatingSystems #Linux #cybersecurity #offSec #dataPrivacy #anonymity #digitalInvestigations
https://negativepid.blog/oss-for-cybersecurity-professionals/
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Registry hack enables new performance-boosting native NVMe support on Windows 11 — Windows Server 2025 feature can be unlocked for consumer PCs, but at your own risk
