Category Archives: BSD

The History of a Security Hole

Warning: If you do not care for the finer points of x86 architecture, please stop reading right now—in the interest of your own sanity. A while ago I was made aware of a strange problem causing a normal user process … Continue reading

Posted in 386, BSD, Bugs, Documentation, PC history | 44 Comments

BSD Buglets

Last week I ran into two wholly unrelated problems while researching the history of BSD-derived Unix systems on PCs. Both are classics in their category and merit a closer look. Y2K Strikes Again The first issue is a very typical … Continue reading

Posted in BSD, UNIX, x86 | 11 Comments