Show HN: The Unix Magic poster, annotated (updated)(github.com)

74 pointsby drio3 mesi fa7 comments

Show HN: The Unix Magic poster, annotated (updated)

https://github.com/drio/unixmagic

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

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43019136

7 comments

drio2 mesi fa

We have some possible new markers, please head over the github repo -- I'd love to hear your thoughts.

https://github.com/drio/unixmagic/issues

protocolture3 mesi fa

Good Stuff. I wasnt aware of the other 2 posters at all.

drio3 mesi fa

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.

fyhn2 mesi fa

Very nice. Learned about `banner`. It'd be nice if zooming the page also zoomed the poster itself.

GNOMES3 mesi fa

Are there plans to annotate the other two posters?

drio3 mesi fa

Not at the moment. Do you see a lot of references in the other ones?

sprior2 mesi fa

Don't leave us hanging, do the other two!