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A Historical Look At The First Linux Kernel 173

Posted by CowboyNeal on Friday July 27, 2007 @07:49AM from the to-configure-simply-recompile dept.

LinuxFan writes "KernelTrap has a fascinating article about the first Linux kernel, version 0.01, complete with source code and photos of Linus Torvalds as a young man attending the University of Helsinki. Torvalds originally planned to call the kernel "Freax," and in his first announcement noted, "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones." He also stressed that the kernel was very much tied to the i386 processor, "simply, I'd say that porting is impossible." Humble beginnings."

10 Reasons To Buy a DSLR 657

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 07, 2006 @07:40PM from the through-the-lens dept.

Kurtis writes, "If you're planning on getting a digital camera for yourself this holiday season, here's 10 reasons why you should choose a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera instead of a point-'n'-shoot. DSLR cameras are obviously not perfect for everyone. This article also has a couple of small blurbs about who shouldn't buy a DSLR, and a few things that could be deemed negative aspects of DSLR cameras."

Comment CBC as well (Score 1) 279

by jeremyw on Tuesday November 01, 2005 @01:35PM (#13924602) Attached to: 'NBC Nightly News' to Be Shown on Internet

CBC has put The National online since at least as far back as June 2003.

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