From: cdl@mpl.ucsd.edu (Carl Lowenstein)
Subject: [TUHS] Just noticed an article on John Lions on Salon.com
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:44:10 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200404130544.i3D5iA513959@opihi.ucsd.edu> (raw)
> From: "Gregg C Levine" <hansolofalcon at worldnet.att.net>
> To: "'Norman Wilson'" <norman at nose.cs.utoronto.ca>, <tuhs at tuhs.org>
> Subject: RE: [TUHS] Just noticed an article on John Lions on Salon.com
> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 20:19:56 -0400
>
> Hello (again) from Gregg C Levine
> I believe your right. And I am willing to concede the points regarding
> the two gentlemen in question. However, all of the documents I have
> seen within the past ten years regarding the birth, and history of
> UNIX, all have mentioned both Brian Kernighan, and David Ritchie are
> mentioned. Complete with the appropriately selected story as well.
>
> I suspect however, that in that early paper, Ken Thompson is indeed
> mentioned, however the web page in question does not go into enough
> detail, as it should.
>
> And regarding the book, your right. I've got my copy of the C book
> across the room, and normally don't refer to it unless necessary.
You know, Unix is not 100% identical to C.
Before continuing this line of discussion, you really should find a copy of
Bell System Technical Journal, July/August 1978 Vol. 57, No. 6., Part 2
where Ritchie and Thomson describe the design of Unix.
carl
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carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego
clowenst at ucsd.edu
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2004-04-13 5:44 Carl Lowenstein [this message]
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2004-04-14 18:38 Aharon Robbins
2004-04-13 12:13 Roger Willcocks
2004-04-13 5:36 Carl Lowenstein
2004-04-13 10:39 ` Gregg C Levine
2004-04-13 11:33 ` Hellwig.Geisse
2004-04-13 0:01 Norman Wilson
2004-04-13 0:19 ` Gregg C Levine
2004-04-12 18:38 Kenneth Stailey
2004-04-12 18:51 ` Gregg C Levine
2004-04-12 22:29 ` Michael Davidson
2004-04-12 23:40 ` Gregg C Levine
2004-04-13 0:58 ` Michael Davidson
2004-04-13 7:20 ` Greg 'groggy' Lehey
2004-04-13 10:41 ` Gregg C Levine
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