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=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,PLING_QUERY, 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 e80f5e8f for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 01:45:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 749C89B96B; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:45:37 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CD4194703; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:45:11 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="BIvdLS3H"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 1CF5894703; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:45:09 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qk1-f178.google.com (mail-qk1-f178.google.com [209.85.222.178]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B37B593DBB for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:45:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qk1-f178.google.com with SMTP id u22so7441351qkk.11 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:45:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=ReXsIU3CAd29+yKW0Yo40yM3dBmAfyQzbdWhINJzo28=; b=BIvdLS3Hbr8JqtUKG4ugAKwT9dQjbgTaknLF8ih6jb2gVp8di/mp2KrMuAEnZMCN7q fJKOrSBTliIMWOwKJEuGxcqwYOCzaNUvpIpXDfFQErSF7NsC5sGfdtUZXOIGgnhM40fG 6uxpc95KXA1OnfEwq9SWg27zIP9/u6j+R00fTfLkp5tFJj+sI0fHH6sH3A36N5EY7XSk C4HTEPoRBV4iFkgPsVkVzF9kQC8TSmxmr+U/nnvw5xoP4rE7ft3Ow6St8a+zJidJPth6 ynbeantPr8gEWXyxEKrYNt3ucQoChLkPL4/ERX0wZyPyzTUS9vbh6M7O4uCjgjTwVoZ8 hiuA== 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; bh=ReXsIU3CAd29+yKW0Yo40yM3dBmAfyQzbdWhINJzo28=; b=j9ZcMkDWXU2HtG6/Sf4VxD5EuBoTl7T511BOdmRf8TUroe9WVrmDd2JkCBWttTRIdQ q+QxYCCFNgsohNwyQpTv2H2xOfPukMGCv9f2hZ2OT37aJhfAuJAOCYguVAYyV0h3ocHq DDfvvxpAWk+NvvSwp84lN9OMds1jeMwNbNQc7ewWPns9zVJNr+OD/iY2DF/Irymv0mCU gQScjUqY9L+eS5UxhrDlQU7Zg0eMytMArFXTtiuMZWnSMOr0FU+ronOKN02bXCmtmEeq Z3d5uA/9i5x3DVb9j70dH55Cy9PhQ74ESCXl1ztILZBUvaSPoCS9rMKainOXSlLPt3bI D3Xw== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXbrallNcx8qSqNTHLYfsdbYer6LwnQBUwxHx3WTGtpoXSrbDXR 2pegOITVxzgTeYC2O3i7XVvClXTsf5U5Jd4te1ELtw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqw2oemL9JEifeT0gP4Rklk8mTQmrNZ83gv8cNbawBQ3CF0T3ePvNSRslSEKUDhPJLvNemTEIGJsPRIAzbC49ys= X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:16b1:: with SMTP id s17mr12790340qkj.57.1570758307531; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:45:07 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> In-Reply-To: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> From: Gregg Levine Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 21:44:30 -0400 Message-ID: To: tuhs@tuhs.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" 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: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" Hello! Me? I got started bitbanging my way through things on Apple 2 designs, and then DOS on a grouch PC/XT clone from AT&T, and then a PC/AT clone also from AT&T, there I also included Windows. Around the time the P100 came out from Intel I also stuffed Slackware onto it in the form their Zipslack, and about the time I'd gotten connected to the 'net, I found your site, and off I went. I'd run UNIX on SIMH/pdp-11. (Amazing stuff that!) And for your Larry I also had a Sun system here who also ran first my website, then just the background stuff. Meeting Ken sometime earlier at the VCF East, and recognizing Brian from his style, made me realize that Armstrong the musician was right about it being a "wonderful world". especially watching the big gaggle of machines celebrating the wonders of UNiX. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 4:56 PM Warren Toomey wrote: > > 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? > > Mine was: Oh, I can: > + write a simple script > + to edit a file on the fly > + with no temporary files (a la pipes) > + AND I can change the file suffix and the system won't stop me! > > I was using TOPS-20 beforehand. > > Cheers, Warren