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 7a8f48aa for ; Tue, 15 Oct 2019 01:19:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C56C19BC22; Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:19:47 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3169293D1F; Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:19:29 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="G6V3XWx1"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 4FEC293D1F; Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:19:27 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-io1-f66.google.com (mail-io1-f66.google.com [209.85.166.66]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D2C0793D06 for ; Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:19:26 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-io1-f66.google.com with SMTP id b19so42212830iob.4 for ; Mon, 14 Oct 2019 18:19:26 -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; bh=31VrU90V9JUGaorCGVxiCU/s8jbDPGF1OitxQPxqGTo=; b=G6V3XWx1Nuu90sdhSM0sm6E75MXeuEMrOU+VOsguQPhe1coaper1ytdAyAMVCFa9GN 1bE29ojAZ9jUtold4dJkFvwL1Da4sLOJL1slnNpnLWP23oWuvmgh8I3XInLNQ5l296WQ xfM1Ss9TN1r/kevsUrrFFPPM0Bdilp+J0hMD3y7Mtyeneq/XKxl/NciXhdEc9Bga1wTs tAq2Vb7XLnoSkOEtmmqcdxowdV6U+jx3otH9a5VnS2A0+JryceYzioK5e0p6rBlZxfqd 3NuoBYxhcoJynIXNjbv52BzPTO5zRDaR0zsQRpH+AuSOiwBf2g7I9TD0Sbfw8KdGPGrT dtAg== 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; bh=31VrU90V9JUGaorCGVxiCU/s8jbDPGF1OitxQPxqGTo=; b=ogqWKSfESsndkDYgyaly2o0uWm+73G9e1a+IV07XkxY7j2NTX0mdu8h4j1g7Vs0w9M MBKBZl6ipIdjV8GNysAvEPHcFEQwyDBO7ZsJhE5N9kTsbIZlKIxPD11cC9mwkSlWNuTT WASZr1EzmeaC8IXw9LI+bGwtlFKEwT/DCNevxQ6s6Ssmg459IMGL0issnDmFfybxvIPe joeGkRrl64Bujyqdo4BpRMnfAfHn9qWEh+LZSuRzeV/BVzi6uf/pGoC/Xwmpp7acVfF1 AEJURVxXusdGCaaax4XMTp70PpRlnaiKunx5+pCEFPz1s1/wvkZBpie3snX77COTFMR+ AjkA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUB+AfEspwWvcS4jU8TCimXQj9Wg71vPzwxFlOsR+ws75RAX/bd yWMQ3CpUuuEN/ZmR/4w726466w3F8wyShfTXRrb1wA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxM6GRR1/nm/7fm6QhOuPEwZ+5ZXg7QuTPcfbZk3t/UlCLZEoshvL81HViAbACjS+8HhgUDz4LB1jwbJx7GEjc= X-Received: by 2002:a92:1bd5:: with SMTP id f82mr3556956ill.86.1571102365877; Mon, 14 Oct 2019 18:19:25 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:ac0:f001:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Mon, 14 Oct 2019 18:19:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Andrew Warkentin Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 19:19:24 -0600 Message-ID: To: tuhs@minnie.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" I didn't really have a single "Aha" moment, but I remember borrowing some books on Unix from the library and realizing it was more powerful than anything else I'd used (up until then, I'd only really used DOS/Windows, classic Mac OS, and Apple II systems; as you can probably tell, I'm quite a bit younger than many other people on this list). Shortly afterwards, I installed Linux (initially Mandrake 8.2, but I replaced it with Debian 3.0 shortly thereafter; I still have my original Debian 3.0 install around as a VM that I use from time to time) and never really looked back. I did keep a Windows dual boot around for a while but that eventually went away (although I still do have Windows VMs around). Soon after that, I decided I was going to put together my own Unix-like OS; initially I was going to put together a NeXTStep/OS X-like Linux distribution, but then later decided I was going to write a QNX-like microkernel-based OS instead. I still don't have anything that is actually useful at the moment, although now I am making a bit better progress than in the past (I changed my mind on several parts of the design and was quite busy with other projects for a while).