Jim Hall
The Portable Bit Map (“PBM”) image file format was invented in the 1980s as a way to...
Jim Hall
Jim Hall is an open source software developer and advocate. His first
contribution to open source was in 1993 with a patch to GNU Emacs, but
he is probably best known for his work on FreeDOS, the open source
version of the DOS operating system, and for his work on usability in
open source software. In addition to writing open source software, Jim
also writes about open source software, including Both.org and All
Things Open, and about technical writing at Technically We Write.
A lot has happened in DOS since FreeDOS 1.3. Here's what to expect in FreeDOS 1.4, available...
Instead of purchasing a new computer just to run a new version of Windows, consider installing Linux.
Here's how I connected my Linux system to a Windows AD fileshare.
Two methods to load a data file into memory. Use mmap on Linux sysetms.
Explore retroprogramming on FreeDOS with this popular freeware IDE.
Be a power user by updating your system from the command line.
This is a very simple way to measure pi, but it was a fun exercise and I...
Using AI as a tool to do a thing still relies on knowing how to do the...
I was impressed that AI did so well translating from an old language like FORTRAN 77 into...
While AI agents can help streamline development, keep in mind these cautions when using AI for coding.
Here's how I update my system except for one problem library
1 My journey with markup systems began when I was an undergraduate physics student at university. Until...
Have fun by writing a program to simulate a Cylon's sweeping red eye
Another great use of sed to make quick edits to a text file.
Here’s a neat command line trick to make changes to a text file.