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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 9573 invoked from network); 14 Aug 2020 17:32:18 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 14 Aug 2020 17:32:18 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2045A9DF97; Sat, 15 Aug 2020 03:32:14 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A43F19DF4D; Sat, 15 Aug 2020 03:31:35 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="b7jh82sk"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 27E3F9CAAE; Sat, 15 Aug 2020 03:31:32 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ua1-f68.google.com (mail-ua1-f68.google.com [209.85.222.68]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 962389CAA8 for ; Sat, 15 Aug 2020 03:31:31 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ua1-f68.google.com with SMTP id d20so2864714ual.13 for ; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 10:31:31 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=Rjw1ipcm8fgR0Wu4UI6pxbs7xzMnUD6VePXnVYmPlj4=; b=b7jh82skF8XO4nHrY1ISZqlpTIeTtq/Xn4emde2dIyKHbXpqq+GORwjgEtluBmlWGs dpeOumwUvzehFO4UODhWBHzL+1lr2cCyepVjvrPfy+a4Tz3E+fJrAK5711pDyEDohj/I hHkuwJ+Mrljq9JifVC4C8+iCFndRRY/gfcOCtmtgPVyqEk82Anhlti+dGUe4eBpzy/fU PvKyEkAKmUSyr4SJFlge35R1bz5zMSAACXwlUPXL482Bq/6TlJH1W/GaO+KCMuIBvOqD ZBeELmRSkJPBkjN0sL0Xdee3AeE++tYg+VLIqlbMo2+KKVFam/uxX/h54JvnwzKY+05W Y4+g== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=Rjw1ipcm8fgR0Wu4UI6pxbs7xzMnUD6VePXnVYmPlj4=; b=JJ8Y0ULjl7FsB+eAJnbQOfRvR49UlBwzKQGs5bLY27Qk+UFvW/rHCJE4xlaR0N51PT iDo2x7RfpnrZySSkMy8qxczuzoEuSX09PYAWhpN957//neQMcolRkYoLHVJvuK36QDmG ZnzXzxC6uqMTVevIq4BcCUxuccOGoKx09ktOosJwILX1bO83KTvrMq9XV4lA+xvpwZzc 64ca/rqbPsCFEZCDpUEEEfUDiUueW2UGraVfuh78NLLwc+2yEUyV6GuoUgUh5vKwRRQh lV6b6XFKUgk/033dgV0FCD7xjeK+y1pCzZiB+fi8zqx827sYxl66bCHWx0nordHQn7vx VeLQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533hBeleZOSKYQQm8oB9GGSo5Oyis6XasIQTAf6FxHABc4B50tw1 kvzhNFVroUzPimj7VNJyViAmhK1DN/H/0sfVzNc= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyemXLt/POl6X6gbTae2kYDVLhkdAtB4Ei9mY5X7g5iSy7wdFhFbQsErY7lin1qpEeNbW4NdtOpf/gd5cPQIZU= X-Received: by 2002:ab0:1d18:: with SMTP id j24mr2190790uak.30.1597426290733; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 10:31:30 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:ab0:48e9:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 10:31:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <8e7efd45-a84e-cf20-9d30-8222357596a3@tnetconsulting.net> <202007200847.06K8l8DF026646@freefriends.org> <20200720094648.GE15253@ancienthardware.org> <20200801013605.GG10778@mcvoy.com> From: Paul Winalski Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:31:29 -0400 Message-ID: To: John Cowan Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [TUHS] A/UX [was Linux is on-topic] 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: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On 8/13/20, John Cowan wrote: > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 1:19 PM Henry Bent wrote: > > IPL = Initial Program Load = boot(strap), by the way. It also has the > connotations of "toggle in". IPL is one of several IBM-isms. A few others: main storage = memory. IBM considered "memory" too anthropomorphic. DASD = direct access storage device = disk. This is a hold-over from the days when, in addition to disks, there were drums and the IBM 2321 data cell drive (aka the noodle-picker). DECtape would probably be classified as DASD. -Paul W.