Articles about the history of Linux and Unix.

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• vim-after-bram-a-core-maintainer-on-how-they've-kept-it-going/
• unix-at-50-it-starts-with-a-mainframe-a-gator-and-three-dedicated-researchers/
• LINUX is obsolete (1992)
• itsfoss.com/birth-of-unix
• forgotten-internet-the-story-of-email
• Birth of Unix
• unix_fourth_edition_tape_rediscovered

In 1956 the IBM 305 RAMAC was introduced. It was the first commercial computer to use disk storage. #WorldHistory #History

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— Unseen History (@unseenhistory.bsky.social) May 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM

A Brief History of BASH#Linux #Unix #Shell #Bash pic.twitter.com/oBvcFwhM0B

— Mauna Linux (@MaunaLinux) May 9, 2025

On this day in 1956, IBM announced the RAMAC 350 Disk Storage Unit, packing an awe-inspiring 3.75MB of data across 50 magnetic platters, each spanning 24-inches in diameter and spinning at 1,200 RPM. https://t.co/8Csc5FDOxq

— Tom's Hardware (@tomshardware) September 14, 2025

imagine if modern datacenters looked this beautiful

glass walls, street level, IBM in the 1960s was unmatched pic.twitter.com/cwkNaQ2BmH

— LaurieWired (@lauriewired) October 23, 2025

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Been testing out: NEXTSPACE: a desktop environment that brings a NextSTEP look and feel to Linux. github.com/trunkmaster/...

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— Gammitin (Ben) 💾 (@gammitin.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM

CDE (The Common Desktop Environment) has a new bug fix release (2.5.3)!

And, for those wondering… yes. There are some actual reasons to use CDE, as a Linux Desktop Environment, in 2025 (32 years after it first released).

- Fast, lightweight, and stable.
- Battle tested for… pic.twitter.com/JDv9aOgOU3

— The Lunduke Journal (@LundukeJournal) November 27, 2025