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=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,PLING_QUERY,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 fc67eed1 for ; Sun, 13 Oct 2019 01:58:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 056FE9BBE4; Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:58:09 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29EDA9B961; Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:57:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 9DA2E9B961; Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:57:48 +1000 (AEST) Received: from darkstar.fourwinds.com (fourwinds.com [63.64.179.162]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 572FE9B844 for ; Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:57:48 +1000 (AEST) Received: from darkstar.fourwinds.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by darkstar.fourwinds.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id x9D1vlcu028979 for ; Sat, 12 Oct 2019 18:57:47 -0700 Received: from darkstar.fourwinds.com (jon@localhost) by darkstar.fourwinds.com (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id x9D1vl7x028976 for ; Sat, 12 Oct 2019 18:57:47 -0700 Message-Id: <201910130157.x9D1vl7x028976@darkstar.fourwinds.com> From: Jon Steinhart To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <28965.1570931863.1@darkstar.fourwinds.com> Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 18:57:47 -0700 X-JON-SPAM: local delivery Subject: Re: [TUHS] What was your "Aha, Unix!" moment? 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" Well, I guess mine is kinda weird. I had messed with a number of computer systems a litle bit and then became proficient with 516-TSS as a result of being part of the explorer scout post at BTL Murray Hill in high school. Interesting note is that one of my advisors who wrote a lot of 516-TSS interviewed Ken for his job at BTL. Ended up with a paid job at BTL starting near the end of my senior year of high school. Needed to document my work. Don't remember why, but my group acquired a PDP-11/40 that was across the hall from the 516 lab in building 2 that was running UNIX version 3. I started using roff on it to do my documentation which meant learning ed and a bunch of other tools. Of course, I took the manual home and read it cover to cover and started messing around with the various cool tools that it had and was hooked. Jon