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,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY 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 339e660f for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:56:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id DB8009B844; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:56:31 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD37093DBB; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:56:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E00D593DBB; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:56:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-wm1-f49.google.com (mail-wm1-f49.google.com [209.85.128.49]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 08BBC93D28; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:56:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-wm1-f49.google.com with SMTP id a6so9927555wma.5; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:56:02 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=nAbu/IOGVeBTIQTatLcWOnLuagNVX/lCHTAyVzszAtY=; b=cLddpLJDsAuwjrUo3s13vQZ1FdBlv0ser4jqKO3p/r5xXBG7TjJRkhLs0jf0LcAKTr w/3I3oz8ori2tyT+GZQ5TvhtJgo4jRwe5LCQ47wHxWdx3Tk5BLr7KObUxfc+tSob69gp dSYThkuMto5o48nafAT0oL92VVrmU2qlJrZruvOO4+2MWTiU/tm6/JkIlku8Z6iGKlxW 4gHq3Ch8vZdYVzGTPQVIiR6hYVX7nue5hnpIHRlujZlc/U2bhrxSqYKMLLyrYtfpqc3L P8aUMmFMoSmg6MVVEVL/VFCIdWfp3s3n6KQ7ANVKD/poiaTWRN+1BKJ5tiLqQjg6XMG4 MNZg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAVMQ5ctaMjyR08ZdYTjXe4SVfXVxkBwxIMDLf7UObUMHygiuR/w 6UESP4mXmGuXKnFCS1NlsdHFSQDBQfw= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqz+l8zeYQy0HuKwPQsLwven4aS7QOphinbKGSgsmbKz7HlIluPmXK1SXcUuInL37jzQoqKSNg== X-Received: by 2002:a1c:9894:: with SMTP id a142mr2666316wme.70.1570791361388; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:56:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rhea.home.vuxu.org ([2001:920:1998:b54:35fc:a20f:1b22:9bb7]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id h7sm7665021wrs.15.2019.10.11.03.56.00 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:56:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (rhea.home.vuxu.org [local]) by rhea.home.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPA id 282a7ff7; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:55:58 +0000 (UTC) From: Leah Neukirchen To: Warren Toomey References: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:55:57 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> (Warren Toomey's message of "Fri, 11 Oct 2019 06:55:46 +1000") Message-ID: <87h84f4kle.fsf@vuxu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain 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: , Cc: tuhs@tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" Warren Toomey writes: > All, we had another dozen TUHS suscribers to the list overnight. Welcome. > A reminder that we're here to discuss Unix Heritage, so I'll nudge you > if the conversation goes a bit off-topic. > > So I'll kick off another thread. What was your "ahah" moment when you > first saw that Unix was special, especially compared to the systems you'd > previously used? I'm not sure if this was *my* "Aha, Unix!" moment, but my Dad complained once that he had some CSV file containing bills and needed to do some computation, and it would be a hassle to do in Delphi (which he is most proficient in). So I told him I could have a look at it on my Linux system, and while he explained what computations he needed, I would type in some awk oneliner and a bit of other pipe stuff and he had his answer within minutes. -- Leah Neukirchen https://leahneukirchen.org/