15 Nov
2025
15 Nov
'25
1:44 p.m.
I found Gary's database OS :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
Very cool video on it https://youtu.be/pWZBQMRmW7k?si=8GCK3RlGZ8PLhvx_
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Kevin
15 Nov
15 Nov
2:53 p.m.
On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 09:44:34PM -0000, Kevin B wrote:
I found Gary's database OS :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
Very cool video on it https://youtu.be/pWZBQMRmW7k?si=8GCK3RlGZ8PLhvx_
BTW channel has really cool videos on tech - no bullshit - not too long - no dumb
promotions
Really interesting videos on chip technology
Seconded. Asianometry is great. And he throws in some subtle jokes,
which helps keep you on your toes ;)
I somehow missed this one. Just added it to my [admittedly enormous]
"Watch Later" list.
-bill!
16 Nov
16 Nov
3:16 a.m.
ZOMG pick is an abomination. Put that back and wash your hands.
On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM Bill Kendrick <nbs(a)sonic.net> wrote:
On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 09:44:34PM -0000, Kevin B wrote:
I found Gary's database OS :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
Very cool video on it https://youtu.be/pWZBQMRmW7k?si=8GCK3RlGZ8PLhvx_
BTW channel has really cool videos on tech - no bullshit - not too long - no dumb
promotions
Really interesting videos on chip technology
Seconded. Asianometry is great. And he throws in some subtle jokes,
which helps keep you on your toes ;)
I somehow missed this one. Just added it to my [admittedly enormous]
"Watch Later" list.
-bill!
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11:28 a.m.
The video commented that Pick somehow evolved into ACCESS. One of my first jobs at UCD
was converting an ACCESS database to an SQL database. That was like 30 years ago. I
thought that ACCESS was pretty bad back then. It's big attribute was it allowed
"non programmers" to build a GUI to access data.
But, at the time, I remember wondering why ACCESS was the way it was.
I did get the image I found to run, but it has issues. I did get to a prompt, but I
don't know what to do after that. It does look like it wants some kind of subject
verb englishy command based on the errors I get.
It has configurable dictionaries, which look like an attempt at DSL.
I'll wash my hands well, but a little playing in the mud can be fun, for a while.
On Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 04:16:42AM -0700, Linus Sphinx wrote:
ZOMG pick is an abomination. Put that back and wash
your hands.
On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM Bill Kendrick <nbs(a)sonic.net> wrote:
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-Gary
It is a simple thing to make things complex,
a complex thing to make things simple.
On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 09:44:34PM -0000, Kevin B wrote:
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I found Gary's database OS :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
Very cool video on it https://youtu.be/pWZBQMRmW7k?si=8GCK3RlGZ8PLhvx_
BTW channel has really cool videos on tech - no bullshit - not too long - no dumb
promotions
Really interesting videos on chip technology
Seconded. Asianometry is great. And he throws in some subtle jokes,
which helps keep you on your toes ;)
I somehow missed this one. Just added it to my [admittedly enormous]
"Watch Later" list.
-bill!
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17 Nov
17 Nov
6:39 a.m.
I have an enormous follow up list too. The problem is that when I work on my follow up
list, it get's pointed out to me that I'm not keeping up with items on my other
list LOL.
I'm looking for a solution :).
I tried writing Congress and asking them to add an hour to the day. I haven't heard
back and I'm not optimistic. They can't even fix daylight savings.
On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 10:53:49PM +0000, Bill Kendrick wrote:
On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 09:44:34PM -0000, Kevin B
wrote:
I found Gary's database OS :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
Very cool video on it https://youtu.be/pWZBQMRmW7k?si=8GCK3RlGZ8PLhvx_
BTW channel has really cool videos on tech - no bullshit - not too long - no dumb
promotions
Really interesting videos on chip technology
Seconded. Asianometry is great. And he throws in some subtle jokes,
which helps keep you on your toes ;)
I somehow missed this one. Just added it to my [admittedly enormous]
"Watch Later" list.
-bill!
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16 Nov
16 Nov
12:13 a.m.
I'm not sure why I get the credit, but I did find it interesting. I found this github
page that has an OS image for qemu:
https://github.com/Krowemoh/R83
It's kind of a hierarchical database and it seems to have an interesing way to do the
hierarchy. It seems to be sort of from a functional or metadata approach. At least for a
few layers. Due to it's interesing history and possibly unique perspective, I think
I'll take a look.
So far, I've only watched the video and downloaded the image :)
On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 09:44:34PM -0000, Kevin B wrote:
I found Gary's database OS :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
Very cool video on it https://youtu.be/pWZBQMRmW7k?si=8GCK3RlGZ8PLhvx_
BTW channel has really cool videos on tech - no bullshit - not too long - no dumb
promotions
Really interesting videos on chip technology
Kevin
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a complex thing to make things simple.
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