From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 72d06148 for ; Sun, 2 Sep 2018 04:06:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E2DD8A2086; Sun, 2 Sep 2018 14:06:29 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E6B4A1A9A; Sun, 2 Sep 2018 14:05:50 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b=K8Kk3QjV; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id B8A01A1A9A; Sun, 2 Sep 2018 14:05:44 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-oi0-f50.google.com (mail-oi0-f50.google.com [209.85.218.50]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8EF1CA1A90 for ; Sun, 2 Sep 2018 14:05:43 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-oi0-f50.google.com with SMTP id m11-v6so28349882oic.2 for ; Sat, 01 Sep 2018 21:05:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=UeLE5tlgRZHc5WUL/qdMjmLS/kcgW4OZ2ipsGwEM+YU=; b=K8Kk3QjVn5O/fME5o/2GPvbFC8rVE92FQyjjDDVEinp+6DwEo5OaoH26Dl+UEzsR0v XgSBKmeak2mpL/VfCj/mwg3joj+394A7UhrjZwH6YDOBK1yXm9Roda+Ncy/RE59V4GjI LmVtAcxnUwX/0X/In+f5Om521aTVfP1ll4pmym7j6xWJcXwgmqYJDfBcy15Sp2J+e6UV uoZwcICxxg2ePAdsswvTciLE4/zBObTAUqn7oR0+AJgdvN/n/DYSjlt9sTgRoG6AATBe AWZr/Gy2NlXnoemtkNydPjsFbhuZ5ObS7m3tpNpU4AuOd8JT26h4HLdW7ycc8lKSFDFv hlBw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=UeLE5tlgRZHc5WUL/qdMjmLS/kcgW4OZ2ipsGwEM+YU=; b=Vw0pVEIqS53Z+xdcuFEz7jmC3pKAmthC9bMpnyfgUYVvf3TsLq0Emv8KjmKJiKU8W4 4K4bfrAYIoWnmJfFGsgQcMb4ItxmhkTfjEw30U3vH1E1u+eDoM+1JesIc198aGRyvIfe wGBe90tx0kRVgTximL8YkO4ZvGsgFxJiM7WreOY1jMUB3IjXDSgWQWD6LDFmfO0cakh0 cc0gZEVWRQJ4CpwButdpaSIWM8viATsKVepCJkX3oZU7CmMICVhITPTZuE1QdzKqbGbw q5/fVgzkS1C8mOJ214+IuRpQl66apiMLTEd+cGvFpIfkjDe4hQySWl3UUJNY4NwDXNAO L/Qg== X-Gm-Message-State: APzg51BEgf8TsEs+TS1KkX7tB1UgS8LjTMZrWGPTJB3YCsgmbVH+MHs2 o2vQiKHtnRffC/Qkni/cfkY= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ANB0VdZA9AC9lps4n5h1tsQySakUsz6PFEf5HOYMnOfYzCg+oPXXDYl8k+iAH8aCO3nOn3eE9wn8AA== X-Received: by 2002:aca:3787:: with SMTP id e129-v6mr13052800oia.39.1535861142963; Sat, 01 Sep 2018 21:05:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [100.145.13.222] ([172.56.7.18]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id m4-v6sm7525514oic.34.2018.09.01.21.05.41 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sat, 01 Sep 2018 21:05:41 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) From: Will Senn X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (15G77) In-Reply-To: <20180901232537.615A418C09E@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2018 23:05:39 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <10B61FE8-1418-4201-A782-76E07BD2D34A@gmail.com> References: <20180901232537.615A418C09E@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> To: Noel Chiappa Subject: Re: [TUHS] Fwd: Public access multics X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: tuhs@tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Sep 1, 2018, at 6:25 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: >> From: Will Senn >=20 >> I was thinking that Multics was a failed predecessor of unix >> ... straighten me out :) >=20 > I'd start with: >=20 > https://multicians.org/myths.html >>=20 Noel, Fascinating read. I must=E2=80=99ve read at least a good handful of th= e references leading to the myths described in the writeup. As usual, I can t= rust the folks who lived history to remember it more clearly than many revis= ionists writing about it later. Thanks for sharing. Now, I=E2=80=99m wondering what awesome features Multics had that we=E2=80=99= re still lacking in modern *nices... anything as amazing as say, my favorite= filesystem, ZFS? Will=