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=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=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 04d29775 for ; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 02:41:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 55F189BDDA; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:41:06 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A23089BD5A; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:40:53 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id EC5299BD5A; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:40:49 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 538 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at minnie.tuhs.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:40:49 AEST Received: from kvm5.telegraphics.com.au (kvm5.telegraphics.com.au [98.124.60.144]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A682A9BA1C for ; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:40:49 +1000 (AEST) Received: from [10.210.249.6] (unknown [10.210.249.6]) by kvm5.telegraphics.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9031223EE3; Sun, 15 Sep 2019 22:31:49 -0400 (EDT) To: Dave Horsfall , The Eunuchs Hysterical Society References: <71a17612-a62f-66a6-4799-9a3cc0cdd8c5@gmail.com> From: Toby Thain Openpgp: preference=signencrypt Message-ID: <7100ae29-9a00-d73d-b677-623341175d2b@telegraphics.com.au> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 22:31:48 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.13; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.9.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: [TUHS] My EuroBSDcon talk (preview for commentary) 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 2019-09-15 10:24 p.m., Dave Horsfall wrote: > On Sun, 15 Sep 2019, William Pechter wrote: > >> They used them internal around '83 when they went to a Rand Editor >> and  some *Roff based formatting for their office automation.  The >> motto for the IT move to desktop Unix was "Paper Free in '83." >> >> Soon PC's and laser printers killed any hope of "paper free" as the >> staff spent way too much time chosing fonts for BS memos. > > There was a saying many years ago, from someone whom I've long > forgotten: "I'll believe in the paper-less office when I see the > paper-less toilet". I am forced to observe that not only are paperless toilets quite common outside North America, they're also more hygienic... --Toby > > -- Dave