Bill Dyer

Bill Dyer

Bill has worked as a technician, programmer, and UNIX sysadmin. He is currently a continually caffeinated programmer who spends spare time building e-books for friends and restoring old text.

17 posts

Remembering Usenet - The OG Social Network that Existed Even Before the World Wide Web

Rediscovering Plan 9 from Bell Labs

Going Retro With AGC: Smart Computer That Powered Apollo Missions in the 60s

CP/M: An Unsung Architect of Micro-Computing

Blast from the Past: DG/UX UNIX Operating System

What is Compiz in Linux?

The systemd Controversy: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Debate

Linux Jargon Buster: What is LUKS Encryption?

Getting Nostalgic With the Historical Coherent Operating System

Linux Jargon Buster: What are Upstream and Downstream?

What is POSIX? Why Does it Matter to Linux/UNIX Users?

Getting Nostalgic With Common Desktop Environment on a Modern Linux Distro

How to Convert File Formats With Pandoc in Linux [Quick Guide]

RTFM! How to Read (and Understand) the Fantastic Man Pages in Linux

Linux Jargon Buster: What are Daemons in Linux?

Getting Started With Markdown [Beginner's Guide]

Converting Multiple Markdown Files into HTML or Other Formats in Linux

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