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=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 4930 invoked from network); 14 Aug 2020 01:05:52 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 14 Aug 2020 01:05:52 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 7861C9DFA3; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:05:49 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AF8A9CAD9; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:04:58 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="Ofy70Kz1"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3CE269CAD9; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:04:24 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vk1-f176.google.com (mail-vk1-f176.google.com [209.85.221.176]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 12D519CAAE for ; Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:04:23 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vk1-f176.google.com with SMTP id m12so1686718vko.5 for ; Thu, 13 Aug 2020 18:04:23 -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 :cc; bh=OXLLoSEJtcFY0vBsQk2SYrqDpjn86Xo/jHFe997WQc0=; b=Ofy70Kz1R+UFxKK0feVczwB4kiHQe5WGY4yE/Fzjim40AALBD3oMEOVn/C75umUHld Xhnb+9RmeWLp/ohqQ+vvMwYqk6X9EPBU2Lt0eS2kSW1CdjSmJKkNb6rQlT3Ud7Pr7KO7 8km+YgXaox3xuUzgWSk5dwlh1eddeiLYqecHuzEgHRG3Yj/Vz4K/PnRrUr92hNEo39VG AnN6Dy7fP/qvqmqDyDEzt79P25cL8knCoxaJrpYVK5WyzwPanin70v0ttLiJbIHVKXqT uOFaxTMFnZqzahPkL7hPd6gzSPm0/aFHjmkg16Tw+6PYAcRpMKt+Odqj/SO84uqd/QbJ heKQ== 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=OXLLoSEJtcFY0vBsQk2SYrqDpjn86Xo/jHFe997WQc0=; b=YwHiOj7HlZhAeWDVX7w1UvxrkyQBOxHldHPbaSGlYAItrExPwi1eYfJTz6ZS7LKirf MwVwJ8Q6ZR5ApFgIARW9q8E6DkuwOqLt+iyL+3qNLimm+vzxMpLzYFzBpGSQF59/QR16 v51YPduIJuemDvwBYNoL9NWhwvUnlmBkrKmrN6C6VkF8tZZKp4A9piDPxg9XVRDdaNLz YLyuMloyeJy4mrNN/iU1vmcVpVfT/BPorblUccuX24IcTDyBM9N1xJXB5kkNLLdrs+Q7 XqAOgrrEFjTCK/3fh+fDbaw1yL/Sn3G0Nx4d+c5vP34d0s/wCozAFecfqRnTzTRFi8VN 2Ybg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532IJ/0STzrV8aq35BrXnZxN+Ytz03zZy6fpMjLZQoCHc+TIwafF w+M6MdYuH0Z6eXBq7cRrp8cmKNUjJMRMg6zkYNHrQARy X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJx7DfhEctsCfO9wAAYNNMvD94RzJfJI8TF8Ip7zU2mZK4dcmCzlFltg1dOt8b09Aw76McX9GgHedwiwQGfCbo4= X-Received: by 2002:ac5:c889:: with SMTP id n9mr178488vkl.3.1597367061942; Thu, 13 Aug 2020 18:04:21 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <8e7efd45-a84e-cf20-9d30-8222357596a3@tnetconsulting.net> <202007200847.06K8l8DF026646@freefriends.org> <20200720094648.GE15253@ancienthardware.org> <20200801013605.GG10778@mcvoy.com> <28CC915D-5EC7-4555-B5AC-CEFB677385C4@cfcl.com> In-Reply-To: <28CC915D-5EC7-4555-B5AC-CEFB677385C4@cfcl.com> From: Christopher Browne Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:04:08 -0400 Message-ID: To: Rich Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000004d95ef05accc002d" Subject: Re: [TUHS] A/UX [was Linux is on-topic] 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: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000004d95ef05accc002d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Thu., Aug. 13, 2020, 4:11 p.m. Rich, wrote: > > On Aug 13, 2020, at 12:18, Adam Thornton wrote: > > > > Early AIX is what happens when you give a detailed description of Unix > to mainframers who've never seen Unix, and then tell them to implement that > system, and then ship it, without at any point letting someone who's used > an actual Unix system touch it. > > My favorite characterization of AIX came from Barry Shein: "It will remind > you of Unix." My favorite was from David Megginson, whose observation was that "you don't run AIX, you chase it" --0000000000004d95ef05accc002d Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Thu., Aug. 13, 2020, 4:11 p.m. Rich, <rdm@cfcl.com= > wrote:
> On Aug 13, 2020, a= t 12:18, Adam Thornton <athornton@gmail.com> wrote: >
> Early AIX is what happens when you give a detailed description of Unix= to mainframers who've never seen Unix, and then tell them to implement= that system, and then ship it, without at any point letting someone who= 9;s used an actual Unix system touch it.

My favorite characterization of AIX came from Barry Shein: "It will re= mind you of Unix."

My favorite was from David Megginson, whose observation = was that "you don't run AIX, you chase it"
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