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=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 932 invoked from network); 31 Dec 2021 00:53:52 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 31 Dec 2021 00:53:52 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3CDD79D053; Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:53:47 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 321DE9D004; Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:53:30 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=retrocomputingtasmania-com.20210112.gappssmtp.com header.i=@retrocomputingtasmania-com.20210112.gappssmtp.com header.b="JXJvEwEs"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 184E79D004; Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:53:28 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-wr1-f48.google.com (mail-wr1-f48.google.com [209.85.221.48]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 109789D002 for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:53:27 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-wr1-f48.google.com with SMTP id t26so53326916wrb.4 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2021 16:53:26 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=retrocomputingtasmania-com.20210112.gappssmtp.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=iVhrvht2/Lp6PuX28IupRcDdQJKi01TdT9TOrCtBNzY=; b=JXJvEwEsP2yg6UviZstLGi3gKij+eu/5I4sUy4RmVR14kj6V16WEAZmxpcpke6YZ78 eD9e73ffQoES+qyrrSsowUgHCOAODTx7dmxjPxd9TAUeW6XUGJukEra9G0bNBDEpwDI2 ybV6SgAe+OeEp9MGQ4PfnpgavlVuUsXyH0JOZREEbYsKlClS1RXIsZ7qFtrWP5pCveTR 5513f6kDANmhNQUyYN9a+kfZcSgWkIQANPr4CSk8oI6isMK/4MADkcaohuRHK2EFdMwH MW4exs9rsHWjCSVCzmrjDIfIOlOB8WtaN2MRsfaM8bp17xWgKoz11ZVLutNlIT2sAYhu CY6A== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=iVhrvht2/Lp6PuX28IupRcDdQJKi01TdT9TOrCtBNzY=; b=yMR3PjWA/xYKfEvDWMlgyNZ0phKEnmCHlHvCrgsExzdBzF/UoGrakvybkK5ScufUqE xw/KESgMvAPzjQLiNLyBpMk7IbT144i+0LwUG8tzEnP44ergWpgN6r6zK9XRWNSinRzG bf1m9qeQrIRAcBcyrlOlExUbHSWmgvTQij+hJTanN06hE5vvlUNpBgg/sOQ46GtGK+xJ KJwSqs5i++bbQ6kvXeBOUKeHBppz/Vn7nzZHj+gZIYvBxZKg2pEtMMHtKFOsmwtd8Qrj cFvgg9BImvU7va2jfIJlg5OJUtxrih0OEF+xZ2DatFoxw1u+J2Sk7JKi6sCqLIsOzcxO 8SqQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530qlJNcPJqxIaaABTEMN84tK38t1eLujuDdJ7gmgmMrzDJYQo3D bEptPF5UrgUkKTRU2SGu1weSz9Q8L40l64HEV97u/Tt+UXpytw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwWhKuVAmroSGd+TIYWSmZFyabpBsqCVWdwkEhgaan+TxZz8eJamrOFCzJMtYjl64eJacFAp/f068cYOK/VnRM= X-Received: by 2002:a5d:59a7:: with SMTP id p7mr27005480wrr.258.1640912005310; Thu, 30 Dec 2021 16:53:25 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Nigel Williams Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 11:53:14 +1100 Message-ID: To: TUHS main list Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [TUHS] v7 bas - "Ken Thompson's BASIC" 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" Regarding this BASIC or something contemporaneous does anyone recall the (perhaps) apocryphal story that an early version was written in PDP-11 assembler in a single afternoon? A few times I've gone looking for the original comment, I assume it was in a UNIX newsletter or in one of the USENET groups, but I've never found it.