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656: Honey, I shrunk the PDP

March 26, 2026 1:10:44 13.08 MB ( 54.82 MB less) Downloads: 0

Designing OpenZFS Storage for Independence, The day Telnet died, PiDP 11/70, OpenBSD on SGI and more...

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Headlines

Designing OpenZFS Storage for Independence: Pool Architecture, Failure Domains, and Migration Paths


2026-01-14: The Day the telnet Died
Reports of Telnet’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated


News Roundup

PiDP-11/70 Build Workshop


OpenBSD on SGI: a rollercoaster story


Terminals Should Generate 256 Color Palette


FreeBSD tribal knowledge: Changes to snapshot strategy


Beastie Bits


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