1979

Old UNIX code from 1979. This is very interesting.

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This very old UNIX source code from 1979. This is source code for the Bourne shell. This code looks alien compared to modern C code, I wonder if it would even compile on a modern machine. Have a look here: https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=V7/usr/src/cmd/sh/expand.c. But I installed all the include files and it would not compile on Kali … Read more

Very creepy advertisement from 1979. Is this prophetic or what?

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This old Pakistani Airlines advertisement from 1979 shows the World Trade Centre towers and an airliner bearing down upon the buildings. Considering the events of September 11, this is shocking to see. Did someone back then know about the impending attacks that long ago? This was printed in Le Point, a French weekly news magazine. … Read more