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_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 13723 invoked from network); 10 Dec 2022 06:56:14 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (50.116.15.146) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 10 Dec 2022 06:56:14 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15D104239A; Sat, 10 Dec 2022 16:56:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vk1-f179.google.com (mail-vk1-f179.google.com [209.85.221.179]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 749F142396 for ; Sat, 10 Dec 2022 16:55:55 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vk1-f179.google.com with SMTP id f24so3180929vkl.9 for ; Fri, 09 Dec 2022 22:55:55 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccil-org.20210112.gappssmtp.com; s=20210112; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=4aIaBtODcTlqtHhYgU14CSlaTXc4mQenfKY9c+gUazc=; b=jKcBk31zjDVGEVql6MFA1A+tQeQbA4UzgBJVrRvqIci7vAvBSHEL3BjunBnc8VqPfm +Y2GX1kZmK/GbSehrVaiFQDlUyzJNCP2pX6X4gXQPcvCDZnLVi2SNg3GUOU/IC0gB/CD gzAbABwP94Fpo9nFywznfIPqrIYnEashEk1GZrOGue2OOqnnlf+NgnjhCmyVnEBVWmag GfdzQKioFYAs5BmvB7TcXgDYqe2fjPa3hgUV9QJzsVOAa0DAY/qOnf6i1alKOWE9PNI+ Foa/cxWSyvLZtSVcFmDQSUv6g//SRJQeMzCgxsHJQVWSOuHkKHoXgp+0oIy4J8UustzV iYnw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=4aIaBtODcTlqtHhYgU14CSlaTXc4mQenfKY9c+gUazc=; b=aURda3vGtiFoIIoyCP2r2iH3wv/Ozh9qRuErXmN38jph2CWIZm8mkjWe9Tez64379x 86VeoBE+0oWKcpP5A+Le4qVm8Coo9F6OAb1rrXTzefbeSzpeje7XH3nDQK8AaJkD9G3Q QpKrZkLSCDGKmSmv8y4cSEEAmWFsKqj9FyKQzgTX1ePaX0U6Erxfbi/2vN8ETHJU1/w1 VCAoBCzwr+C3QBkdvNBHklxF1wWoQGmAn7MhEawZq7mRSKo9ZCtd6Eu/+K7+Ow+gZR9u Ix/wpO8CCf8fybZ1/kQ3eVef3ZW7jNljrPMpCtx07lQtp009ztxYGpL/6RR864cftF7H npUw== X-Gm-Message-State: ANoB5pnm0WsUzMCTRFH57AnW2DEwF4D2Wj79aBIofPl9pgLEqlGUOpm/ fZQH5cKb531hJbcqZE0d2aCoOAkWNzCodBMuWFGhLA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AA0mqf4DLVWQWPdmDFfiZWRBDAFenGhMcmTmNtvqYKnPAVLXUWoVQLHl5y04ZY1gIC/hOANetVzbJJ2Z9LVKRTvLtBA= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6122:f88:b0:3bc:da16:c70 with SMTP id br8-20020a0561220f8800b003bcda160c70mr27954433vkb.12.1670655294384; Fri, 09 Dec 2022 22:54:54 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: John Cowan Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 01:54:43 -0500 Message-ID: To: Marc Donner Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000005d451e05ef73bf10" Message-ID-Hash: 22YGZ7TNETNYGFDHQ2NPMJT52S37SNX7 X-Message-ID-Hash: 22YGZ7TNETNYGFDHQ2NPMJT52S37SNX7 X-MailFrom: cowan@ccil.org X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; header-match-tuhs.tuhs.org-0; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society , Douglas McIlroy X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: Bringing a Chainsaw List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --0000000000005d451e05ef73bf10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Fri, Dec 9, 2022 at 4:50 PM Marc Donner wrote: (Recently I mentioned to Doug McIlroy that I had infiltrated IBM East > Fishkill, reputedly one of the largest semiconductor fabs in the world, > with UNIX back in the 1980s. He suggested that I write it up and share it > here, so here it is.) > Some editions of the Jargon File contain an entry for _branch to Fishkill_, defined as "Any unexpected jump in a program that produces catastrophic or just plain weird results" and attributed to IBM. Are you familiar with this term? Did it have a specific reference within IBM? In any case, this is a great story! --0000000000005d451e05ef73bf10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Fr= i, Dec 9, 2022 at 4:50 PM Marc Donner <marc.donner@gmail.com> wrote:

(Recently I mentioned to Doug McIlroy that I had infiltrated IBM East= Fishkill, reputedly one of the largest=C2=A0semiconductor fabs in the worl= d, with UNIX back in the 1980s.=C2=A0 He suggested that I write it up and s= hare it here, so here it is.)

Some editions of the Jargon File contain an entry for _= branch to Fishkill_, defined as "Any unexpected jump in a program that= produces catastrophic or just plain weird results" and attributed to = IBM.=C2=A0 Are you familiar with this term?=C2=A0 Did it have a specific re= ference within IBM?

In any case, this is a great story!
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