From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 693 invoked from network); 20 Jul 2020 13:43:08 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 20 Jul 2020 13:43:08 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 8E8B09BA61; Mon, 20 Jul 2020 23:43:04 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A640A9BA30; Mon, 20 Jul 2020 23:42:07 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id EB4279BA30; Mon, 20 Jul 2020 23:42:04 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail.cs.dartmouth.edu (mail.cs.dartmouth.edu [129.170.212.100]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2FA7A9BA2A for ; Mon, 20 Jul 2020 23:42:04 +1000 (AEST) Received: from tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU (tahoe.cs.dartmouth.edu [129.170.212.20]) by mail.cs.dartmouth.edu (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id 06KDg2nA1115306 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:42:02 -0400 Received: from tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU (8.15.2/8.14.3) with ESMTP id 06KDg2Ab033164 for ; Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:42:02 -0400 Received: (from doug@localhost) by tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 06KDg1Ex033163 for tuhs@tuhs.org; Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:42:01 -0400 From: Doug McIlroy Message-Id: <202007201342.06KDg1Ex033163@tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:42:01 -0400 To: tuhs@tuhs.org User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.5 7/5/10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [TUHS] G R Emlin 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" Coming upon this dedication in W.B. Yeats's book, "Irish Folk stories and Fairy Tales", I felt a frisson of connection: "Inscribed to my mystical friend, G. R." Mystically present in the Unix room and on the 1127 org chart, G. R. Emlin took a place in our little community akin to that of fairies in Irish peasant culture. First encountered by Fred Grampp, G. R. manifested to others in various guises, ranging from Grace Emlin, whom I remember as a security guru, to a Labs-badged apparition now housed in the corporate archives (www.peteradamsphoto.com/unix-folklore/). My most memorable personal encounter was when I received from G. R. a receipt for paint for the water-tower project (spinrooot.com/pico/pjw.html) as part of a request for reimbursement. I passed the voucher up the chain of command to our executive director, Vic Vyssotsky. Unfortunately for G. R., Vic, despite his masterful ability to bypass bureaucratic obstacles, declared he wasn't authorized to approve plant improvements. Doug