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This is a community that is only for nerds jk. everyone who doesn't scare when seeing UNIX terminal welcome! rules:

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Tape containing UNIX v4 from Bell Labs (c. 1973) found in a storage room at the University of Utah – potentially the only complete copy (discuss.systems)
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[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And it is still better than Windows ~~11~~

[–] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And it is still ~~better than Windows 11~~

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it tho? That's a LONG time for magnetic bits to remain stable.

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You could erase that tape and it’d still be better than Window 11

[–] pticrix@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

just received my new ssd. installing it this weekend, then I'm choosing a distro (or two), then testing phase. If so goes well, I plan to say bye bye to Windows before the end of the year.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

~~And~~ it is ~~still better than Windows 11~~