From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) 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,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id e6d648b1 for ; Wed, 5 Feb 2020 15:38:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id D72B89CC1D; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 01:37:58 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BB839CC07; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 01:37:40 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; secure) header.d=xs4all.nl header.i=@xs4all.nl header.b="vgjbPyOJ"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 76D449CC07; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 01:37:38 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 428 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at minnie.tuhs.org; Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:37:36 AEST Received: from lb3-smtp-cloud8.xs4all.net (lb3-smtp-cloud8.xs4all.net [194.109.24.29]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 870B49CB14 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 01:37:36 +1000 (AEST) Received: from [192.168.1.234] ([80.100.158.12]) by smtp-cloud8.xs4all.net with ESMTPSA id zMdEifTitn7E5zMdGiINRO; Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:30:26 +0100 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=xs4all.nl; s=s1; t=1580916626; bh=eF4ifPTG6cJS5kRe+os7MpJ+RdOCFVWum6JzGvxKVJA=; h=Content-Type:Mime-Version:Subject:From:Date:Message-Id:To:From: Subject; b=vgjbPyOJSM8667l0yOM1ag8jHLBWo/IBB9y6B/xqE/JEgyOP5uRi5pY+FLzR+HTtK eU5BUw9DoDRS4lEpW8+EPnMPjqeJwLCJvXVJmW8Ypl89sAMHfxAf8jyOlX5Js4pcth BIGeVL5RIlFiCWQZLXLGobdmGY9BEnqx0Mc2YuPZ2xAYzk7P318VT4/Y78I72v78Xa IO5ls13/w7+y3+Bfgm35qJvpcbf40thuJActatDj7JWkgEYZ6NXQvp/pyDSqDw7HFc VczSk6dwDyOy6tNJrr43GzV9Q99OCmQCoL9tUJOqNaDO9Zu77Dlu5gIee8kWpX6txV ORCWInGojQ8Hw== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 13.0 \(3608.60.0.2.5\)) From: Jaap Akkerhuis In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 16:30:24 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <1FE9FA5C-9802-4DAB-9814-3D15BBA2D10E@xs4all.nl> References: To: Rich Morin X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3608.60.0.2.5) X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfKu4W93KdhYAKWPcSRXXlsr+sGLUy+zOqKRovbegi6cu88wlhvCZHfWNbX6Cm1IP3jSUfvcbat3YBhPeb1TK96VTRTwTix2wBvwiR1wcKpENgZFUX966 3oo8vEZZs883mUzVwLH+nbW39q6DTt3TzMrq5IkgrdtOKdBfBC/mNXXHvvMv3Pirzdfq2sA9871D9w== Subject: Re: [TUHS] keyboards and command names X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" > I have always suspected that the brevity of the Unix command names was = strongly > influenced by the clunky keyboards on the teletypes that were being = used. Can > anyone confirm, deny, and/or comment on this? Peter Collinson made the same observation at the 25th year celebration of UNIX (USENIX, Washington) and it was confirmed by dmr. jaap