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=-1.1 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 d751e78b for ; Tue, 7 May 2019 16:44:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C057F9B8C0; Wed, 8 May 2019 02:44:26 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B92A39B7DB; Wed, 8 May 2019 02:44:03 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=papnet.eu header.i=@papnet.eu header.b="IU+KGMlm"; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=messagingengine.com header.i=@messagingengine.com header.b="1pfdDO1E"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C60749B7DB; Wed, 8 May 2019 02:44:01 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 463 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at minnie.tuhs.org; Wed, 08 May 2019 02:44:00 AEST Received: from wout4-smtp.messagingengine.com (wout4-smtp.messagingengine.com [64.147.123.20]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 572449B7D8 for ; Wed, 8 May 2019 02:44:00 +1000 (AEST) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.nyi.internal [10.202.2.41]) by mailout.west.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2E9424A for ; Tue, 7 May 2019 12:36:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailfrontend2 ([10.202.2.163]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Tue, 07 May 2019 12:36:16 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=papnet.eu; h= date:from:to:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:in-reply-to; s=fm1; bh=GBaTYrEkv4AdC2AB9ZoFNzT/3Aa 1nTncOXaEyQ/h/xM=; b=IU+KGMlmZlV+3l279jhsDGOT31BD7s789sYf7+hOs61 +0gdanmxwElCU5f6U6AXKodV3AukruIPoldSXsSnYpGKUGGx7s1HWYzy4kvYG7v+ 85akmZ6JmL3BIVRNpaoqEAfKsV1FyCAWHYSFMTOrEcUx0Kx4tiJeUJhPNlHOZgVT YIQO4Ws7D1l48YIiOVRpfEklQjHWoVFR0x4UcuORE6xMOU+N1SDILidg10IuniCE xBSm/SE2O/HV1C/9pStDs41nyUbF/upNnuEp7JGZZyUPCCvH5HAHJOkdgIT3GjBv arKGZrwvUl+h+JAT6b9B7hx7phispl51TOqlbfj11Vg== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-proxy :x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm2; bh=GBaTYr Ekv4AdC2AB9ZoFNzT/3Aa1nTncOXaEyQ/h/xM=; b=1pfdDO1E2ll7qqPQCTC0sh qTlnIvSn8r/TjkLNI6CSmpT9vgNGvYgWZdtd2TwIk3bwFPQhaIOg/bLSPG/xA29G 0IYiBBaGkYuH0DW4CPMKkUj+FJEM3gQqANx/FSxMYDLf/CtKsqthgLanfSLCjamJ j4u/kF/rNt/d+eXq/lwj7f3YwYnZmoegrOnURkkondr/c8sBhTjfXj1C2AyOL6sb xAoZTqCl0kaEeTdc5LVZ6alJcj0tRdCR4kApHAqAC/f6QQP02Vbqyc7smrjuFO7A wEf5xWfhHL/Gro9p5GtKtwVCrFL7e0wtOpN/g5GF+bDMwY5A7Hs5iyDQGTUgKZ6g == X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduuddrkedtgddutdekucetufdoteggodetrfdotf fvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuhfgrshhtofgrihhlpdfqfgfvpdfurfetoffkrfgpnffqhgen uceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucenucfjughrpeffhffvuffkfhggtggujggfsehttd ertddtredvnecuhfhrohhmpeetnhhgvghlohcurfgrphgvnhhhohhffhcuoegrrghpsehp rghpnhgvthdrvghuqeenucfkphepkeelrddugedrudefjedrkedvnecurfgrrhgrmhepmh grihhlfhhrohhmpegrrghpsehprghpnhgvthdrvghunecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgep td X-ME-Proxy: Received: from indra.papnet.eu (x590e8952.dyn.telefonica.de [89.14.137.82]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id E144D10369 for ; Tue, 7 May 2019 12:36:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 18:36:12 +0200 From: Angelo Papenhoff To: tuhs@tuhs.org Message-ID: <20190507163612.GA29343@indra.papnet.eu> References: <20190507163224.A02DD18C091@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20190507163224.A02DD18C091@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.6.0 (2016-04-01) Subject: Re: [TUHS] VCF East 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: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On 07/05/19, Noel Chiappa wrote: > The 'grep' story was amusing, but historically, probably the most valuable > thing was the detail on the origins of B - DMR's paper on early C ("The > Development of the C Language") mentions the FORTRAN, but doesn't give the > detail on why that got canned, and B appeared instead. I was also quite surprised by that. No mention of BCPL... Great video, really loved it.