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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE, 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 923d8df8 for ; Thu, 9 Jan 2020 22:02:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id B1FEA93F40; Fri, 10 Jan 2020 08:02:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C54B493D85; Fri, 10 Jan 2020 08:01:48 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccc.com header.i=@ccc.com header.b="r+Ab0+lA"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id EC34093D85; Fri, 10 Jan 2020 08:01:46 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qk1-f177.google.com (mail-qk1-f177.google.com [209.85.222.177]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6964493D07 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 2020 08:01:46 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qk1-f177.google.com with SMTP id r14so29480qke.13 for ; Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:01:46 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=7LrV6RAvfOzUJKUENXfRtwdoxsgo5VbAMr1i1PSU5UU=; b=r+Ab0+lAFAD8BZO/2CSGOjariAttLUop00sSDaCasQizMEcwaU6nkpf8jkFP5jK9+C FUsiFCOLyhgIv+0CEUjOI1xHQADZCdLQQDvvYSjjVGozKOedruc4tfRe7qrqQwe5E/2x MYMiJCedCsSbCd8bOg/spzD9MxSQwLlwF9w+Q= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=7LrV6RAvfOzUJKUENXfRtwdoxsgo5VbAMr1i1PSU5UU=; b=rNVGUpCLuF58FxNGB0ZBxwWEt2bxZKBOeTcaOYxlc8JtChiIqJgehyU5ZPG8wX7x4N p47JlTTsBLBG4hxX7HIYQbizg44JEsOGNW7fn5ajOhNauJi8NBLTFOWBiJmdyT94QOMk Q2FnkhKbl6JKNQm6JyTFHbswSQR0gTatOe667YS15qZlyQCPDwHlEQr/QPL4/TUtY3O+ LMHyDcA6/MNpwEF+oVQlZYUbPyPcBU9IVswXuaqzoyBYDt+xerfAinw4+w5cgs4sDkIe IrYUZhk3iMWIGGriYOu5QB5jBp2xT7+eqN6EWGcugtJo2l0bQin4UxkqDzZyqmScL/e2 EbPw== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUpMR1qpzTLi0XNa/lQrVT8IZb33c1jsGfLoUPnLegZDiYFCWjt U0Mks4D+TYBXI1eYOAwt5PgHipilW1jdHaBObuzusrsfnXQ= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxjRwpBq49EfyomXYnQkJskX4nrxWxTZJCu7ckighbfhMbQ1btrgl4anFMUj7kcSMEXd38rTMAiShKtr8n9ywA= X-Received: by 2002:a37:6346:: with SMTP id x67mr50145qkb.476.1578607305244; Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:01:45 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1578606809.15476.for-standards-violators@oclsc.org> In-Reply-To: <1578606809.15476.for-standards-violators@oclsc.org> From: Clem Cole Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2020 17:01:19 -0500 Message-ID: To: Norman Wilson Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000ab54bc059bbc2780" Subject: Re: [TUHS] screen editors and beyond 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" --000000000000ab54bc059bbc2780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 4:54 PM Norman Wilson wrote: > As I heard the story in the UNIX room decades ago (and at least five > years after the event), Steve tried and tried to convince Ken to > rename od so that he could have the symmetry he wanted. Ken was > unmoved. I admit I'm not sure which solution is 'least astonishing.' Just think if DEC had used hex for years, instead of octal ;-) --000000000000ab54bc059bbc2780 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On T= hu, Jan 9, 2020 at 4:54 PM Norman Wilson <norman@oclsc.org> wrote:
As I heard the story i= n the UNIX room decades ago (and at least five
years after the event), Steve tried and tried to convince Ken to
rename od so that he could have the symmetry he wanted.=C2=A0 Ken was
unmoved.

I adm= it I'm not sure which solution is 'least astonishing.'=C2=A0 Ju= st think if DEC had used hex for years, instead of octal ;-)
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