unix
Old Unix programs running on modern computers.
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Old Unix programs running on modern computers.
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This week on Hacker News
Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.
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Mentions over time
Observed mentions: 2023-10-26 11:50:04 UTC to 2023-10-30 14:07:24 UTC.
Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.
View mention counts and date ranges
| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 06:00 | 2023-10-26 06:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-26 12:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 12:00 | 2023-10-26 12:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-26 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 18:00 | 2023-10-26 18:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-27 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 00:00 | 2023-10-27 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-27 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 06:00 | 2023-10-27 06:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-27 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 12:00 | 2023-10-27 12:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-27 18:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 18:00 | 2023-10-27 18:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-28 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 00:00 | 2023-10-28 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-28 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 06:00 | 2023-10-28 06:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-28 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 12:00 | 2023-10-28 12:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-28 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 18:00 | 2023-10-28 18:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-29 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 00:00 | 2023-10-29 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-29 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 06:00 | 2023-10-29 06:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-29 12:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 12:00 | 2023-10-29 12:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-29 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 18:00 | 2023-10-29 18:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-30 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 00:00 | 2023-10-30 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-30 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 06:00 | 2023-10-30 06:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-30 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 | 2023-10-30 12:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-30 18:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
5 sourcesOld Unix programs running on modern computers
3 points · Open discussionOld Unix programs running on modern computers
126 points · Open discussion