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=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, HTML_MESSAGE,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 a7125c28 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 21:16:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id CF0609B884; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:16:44 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54E1F94811; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:16:31 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 463B694811; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:16:29 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qt1-f176.google.com (mail-qt1-f176.google.com [209.85.160.176]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3BAAD94742 for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:16:28 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qt1-f176.google.com with SMTP id v52so10814519qtb.8 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 14:16:28 -0700 (PDT) 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=4oOiRgID9xwnIL1noJRm/U/WTULSHEXbGFQU3Tqmr+I=; b=o7cIVZ/Ohr4HEQ5jESmExCtcFvKaPGSQpeU8RguUOVub2lHOBpKwfvc32GUHxFn4oL M0mWJqmrGOUL0goAPedMaPukfGGUt8m6v7Yj4FafFtqs5D1uLVaojbWI+LaRXQne/Zp+ hC7vzcyeIoloIANTiPuzR/NYTHaCe304cNbyM+zS+Oyt/poN8yRAqoamIec3/FB9d7ST OdSvD7yLN+uEqz5s5ebUL9B2xxCIRy31r2FvtOL9c1E7RuwErTI7LcItHrTMz/wTH4t1 D8ijgq5jfKITAGjcmM5yVQ4MSm/pj+a4JPgQnP9FPeLrfak2UbpjKfY64i7ftFAiokAd HejA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUIjdmfbQvOB4qD82EpCr5LJSMGQXd8NskUYHdJJuU2JPiZp6dm +w9FPkWcCyoYkHimJYEgp2nd+s3zZA+6xpi40SYtNfEH X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqw1ogoBtQaRFzbIXGGaVhUdhmBCj3TdUUQi7sTn0IY0DajsIj2EPR9slC9IbRUc+ljn5wmqw7lmtd1sEycSBww= X-Received: by 2002:a0c:f709:: with SMTP id w9mr12485963qvn.237.1570742187305; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 14:16:27 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> In-Reply-To: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> From: Matt Rudge Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 22:15:50 +0100 Message-ID: To: Warren Toomey Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000001bad7d059494eaac" 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: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000001bad7d059494eaac Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Thanks for the warm welcome! For me, it was uucp of all things. I needed to set up a way of copying mailboxes from one place to another over a modem-to-modem connection. Unix allowed me to do it with a simple script and minimal overhead. When I realised that I also had a C compiler built in then.... On Thu, 10 Oct 2019 at 21:56, 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 > -- www.mattrudge.net - for wibble and guff blog.mattrudge.net - for Linuxy goodness --0000000000001bad7d059494eaac Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks for the warm welcome!
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For me, it was uucp of all things. I needed to set up a= way of copying=C2=A0mailboxes from one place to another over a modem-to-mo= dem connection. Unix allowed me to do it with a simple script and minimal o= verhead.

When I realised that I also had a C compi= ler built in then....

On Thu, 10 Oct 2019 at 21:56, Warren Toomey <= wkt@tuhs.org> wrot= e:
All, we had a= nother 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:
=C2=A0 + write a simple script
=C2=A0 + to edit a file on the fly
=C2=A0 + with no temporary files (a la pipes)
=C2=A0 + AND I can change the file suffix and the system won't stop me!=

I was using TOPS-20 beforehand.

Cheers, Warren


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