This is a site that maps the references on Gary Overacre's 1980s UNIX Magic poster to short write-ups with sources. I posted an earlier version about a year ago [1]. Since then I rewrote some of the annotations, added deep-linking to individual markers and a frame/sidebar view, gave the site a terminal-style redesign, and fixed historical inaccuracies (daemon etymology, nroff origin, B language vs. Multics, etc.).
Contributions and comments welcome; each marker is a GitHub issue.
site: https://unixmagic.net
drioop2 days ago
We have some possible new markers, please head over the github repo -- I'd love to hear your thoughts.
protocolture4 days ago
Good Stuff. I wasnt aware of the other 2 posters at all.
drioop3 days ago
Me neither. It is fascinating to see the progress from those to the final version. I wish I could speak to the author to learn a bit more about his creative process.
fyhn3 days ago
Very nice. Learned about `banner`. It'd be nice if zooming the page also zoomed the poster itself.
sprior3 days ago
Don't leave us hanging, do the other two!
GNOMES3 days ago
Are there plans to annotate the other two posters?
drioop3 days ago
Not at the moment. Do you see a lot of references in the other ones?