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Read UNIX V6 source code in 1980.
First paid UNIX related work with UNOS in 1982.
Designed/implemented first Shell history LRU editor in 1982.
Worked on first Sun-Microsystems computer in Europe in February 1985
Designed/implemented first SCSI generic driver in August 1986.
Designed/implemented first "file emulates blockdevice" driver in 1988.
Designed/implemented first Copy-On-Write filesystem 1988-1991.
Wrote cdrecord in late 1995.

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37 Why does [A-Z] match lowercase letters in bash? Sep 2 '15

34 Is the shell ksh93 dead? Nov 30 '15

30 Is there a oneliner that converts a binary file from little endian to big endian? Oct 29 '15

24 How does `less` take data from stdin while still be able to read commands from user? Jun 30

13 How does ksh93 avoid forks in command substitution Jun 17 '16

11 tar and its key letters: is it a bug or feature? Sep 22 '15

10 Using “reserved” codes for exit status of shell scripts Nov 10 '15

9 New alias not available after ; Nov 2 '15

9 Why is rm allowed to delete a file under ownership of a different user? Aug 31 '15

9 Why does a while loop stop after being suspended? Nov 26 '15

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