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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, 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 7db1f3e7 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 21:33:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 9244D9B8C9; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:33:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5B4B9B5F6; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:33:40 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="HEY6OdWl"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id AA93B9B5F6; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:33:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ua1-f46.google.com (mail-ua1-f46.google.com [209.85.222.46]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 31E3194742 for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:33:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ua1-f46.google.com with SMTP id w7so2418637uag.4 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 14:33:38 -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=YZXugpoWhv0XcyxwjAto6bgFG/9K9AoLuJoI6ufG8gk=; b=HEY6OdWlqmcTRzSo5aEco9zEjfvrsg88thz9UY2UFDXNdmKUk+JhFKZXSrF8agKfHe 0/y4gMWuthXtQS34Zbgdv536dlgpYYqm738YvW48EskaEFjd+swHjRl4EXSOxyKL8ohc WpfuG1uyaJPrVTquGRtz6pJiEdSMOkDHfbBMPbNJ9OGiG+u+gBASW3/VVNd+AFregyEH x9N3K0UU1++SqR+H8eaef8tesUMYrzdmY74NPoTurv7r3u6tezigHX1O61Ey04scBGOb Rl3BCP0HozjtmzP8R6tJlSbne4c/xD2ocDfCT3w5REoSMyAgsZ7ECye6TT6xuBmytAOT qyAQ== 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=YZXugpoWhv0XcyxwjAto6bgFG/9K9AoLuJoI6ufG8gk=; b=QLnPySlnBeV5FGWiZIFbe5rLwPVP07HMQIlY3GL//590nQU7SaqbNTZogPHnaYkXtm oX9Q5K7CXtVAEjiZYjeLStynAXe7ZdLXsIJcHkwccpy4N/sAhPdffU8u29t7VUjwiGEC E0AlVc3Ag3RMXds9e+ysWG+jRTu6XfWC/4AHDY8T7mMY5CRw7maIs4rSkIzmvmCrx/SF aA1lJHbr8wGJ8d2DrsqrUJciNeEzaViqPFy+075smMKAWTwNkXe/h+HNtdJbgksKOy6y BnhxnrpHjayWEu4bG9ugqiNgxaip1mFr/iHZOAPJgxM+8ZVyKuFaZdpVuY++73VSWRke jlOg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUzKxIxXO/ec+zc7tXxjyK9Iw+RgRIydBQsiqTL6t1uViSiVsUZ ribCAX7hs3bTDFUfEJYt8w+/dXTbPVJJZKmp5GBQEECq X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqwwoeFmpsy0AHJkp/CPSQRRTXmlv/FNNSJxkTeCR3Y8YKGdgvWfQOB2o87PgnruS7TMuATdoazxpjOf+J0efKo= X-Received: by 2002:ab0:2044:: with SMTP id g4mr2433643ual.136.1570743216938; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 14:33:36 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> In-Reply-To: From: greg travis Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:33:26 -0400 Message-ID: To: Jim Capp Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000007aa3a805949527b0" 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: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000007aa3a805949527b0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Before unix, I had only used a TRS80-III and an Atari 800. So it was my first real operating system. I think I was pretty amazed when I logged in to my account from a second location and it was the same account, somehow. Magic! I was also pretty blown away when my professor used ^T in Unipress Emacs. On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 5:25 PM Jim Capp wrote: > My =E2=80=9Caha=E2=80=9D moment was the discovery of man pages and the re= alization that > the design of the entire system, from inodes to tty drivers were freely > available at my fingertips for perusal. > > It was like having an operating system design course =E2=80=9Con-line=E2= =80=9D, and what a > beautiful design!!! > > Cheers, > > Jim > > > On Oct 10, 2019, at 5:11 PM, SPC wrote: > > > El jue., 10 oct. 2019 22:56, Warren Toomey escribi=C3=B3: > >> >> 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 >> > > Me too. But in adittion and specially: > > + the availability of the C compiler > + syslog > > Regards > Sergio Pedraja > > --0000000000007aa3a805949527b0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Before unix, I had only used a TRS80-III and an Atari 800.= =C2=A0 So it was my first real operating system.=C2=A0 I think I was pretty= amazed when I logged in to my account from a second location and it was th= e same account, somehow.=C2=A0 Magic!

I was also pretty = blown away when my professor used ^T in Unipress Emacs.

On Thu, Oct 10= , 2019 at 5:25 PM Jim Capp <jcapp@an= teil.com> wrote:
My =E2=80= =9Caha=E2=80=9D moment was the discovery of man pages and the realization t= hat the design of the entire system, from inodes to tty drivers were freely= available at my fingertips for perusal.=C2=A0

It was like having an operating system design course = =E2=80=9Con-line=E2=80=9D, and what a beautiful design!!!

Cheers,

Jim


On O= ct 10, 2019, at 5:11 PM, SPC <spedraja@gmail.com> wrote:


El jue., 10 oct. 2= 019 22:56, Warren Toomey <wkt@tuhs.org> escribi=C3=B3:

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

Me too. But in adittion and specially:
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+ the availability of the C co= mpiler
+ syslog

Regards
Sergio Pedraja

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