From: sjenkin@canb.auug.org.au
To: Douglas McIlroy <douglas.mcilroy@dartmouth.edu>
Cc: TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org>
Subject: [TUHS] Re: Old documentation - still the best
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 08:35:14 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <957B629A-6ABE-4647-86F9-946A54BDE795@canb.auug.org.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKH6PiWj1ecME3v2MXH-2GuutAMGV9D6mW9ngyAcDzZXAw8f1A@mail.gmail.com>
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For those playing along at home, Internet Archive have a scanned copy to borrow.
The cover is unique & thoughtful.
Can read the Table of Contents without ‘borrowing’.
<https://archive.org/details/unixprimer0000lomu/mode/2up>
> On 3 Jun 2024, at 01:52, Douglas McIlroy <douglas.mcilroy@dartmouth.edu> wrote:
>
> I keep Lomuto and Lomuto, "A Unix Primer", Prentice-Hall (1983) on my shelf, not as a reference, but because I like to savor the presentation. The Lomutos manage to impart the Unix ethos while maintaining focus on the title in a friendly style that is nevertheless succinct and accurate.
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> Doug
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