What is this about?
Modern Linux preserves plenty of Unix ideas, but these are some of the systems you would have encountered in the 1990s. Here you can explore original environments for VAXes, DECstations, Sun workstations, and early PCs, complete with their original shells, tools, and networking software.
No, seriously, what is this about?
You can log in to emulated Unix systems from the 1990s. That's it. Just bring a Telnet client.
On Linux, install one with sudo dnf install telnet,
sudo apt install telnet, or whatever your distro prefers. On Windows, Telnet is an optional
feature that you may need to enable first. On macOS, you can install it through Homebrew.
Historically, two major Unix families emerged: BSD and AT&T's System V line. As a regular user, though, the difference can be easy to miss at first. It's all Unix, and everything seems to be text.
Pick a machine and give it a try:
Each machine has two accounts you can choose from:
- alice
- login:
alice
password:RedQueen - bob
- login:
bob
password:LovesAlice
Once you are logged in, read After login to configure your terminal for the most reliable experience.
These machines are publicly accessible and intended for educational exploration. The provided accounts are shared demonstration accounts.