January 08, 2008
Save the Shell People!

Craigslist post on: Help me keep the shell people alive.


I am part of a dying breed of people known as "shell users." We are an old-fashioned bunch, preferring the warm glow of a green screen full of text over the cold blockiness of a graphical interface. We use ssh, scp, and even occassionally ftp. Back in the days before high-speed connections ("broadband"), we would dial up during off-hours to avoid being slammed with huge phone bills. The whole "Microsoft Windows" fad will fade away sooner or later, but in the interim, our kind is facing extinction.

Via my coworker and old school hacker Mike.





Posted by Arcterex at January 08, 2008 09:54 AM