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,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 30712 invoked from network); 3 Jan 2021 20:24:19 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 3 Jan 2021 20:24:19 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id DF9209C81A; Mon, 4 Jan 2021 06:24:13 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBFD59C7D8; Mon, 4 Jan 2021 06:23:36 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=dartmouth.edu header.i=@dartmouth.edu header.b="VEv80Ygf"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 661B49C7D8; Mon, 4 Jan 2021 06:23:33 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-wm1-f52.google.com (mail-wm1-f52.google.com [209.85.128.52]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3472B9C7D7 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 2021 06:23:32 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-wm1-f52.google.com with SMTP id 3so16527916wmg.4 for ; Sun, 03 Jan 2021 12:23:32 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=dartmouth.edu; s=google1; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=tuNKqAkZ0efMx2d2jdfCC2l6f4nrX0hJ1ybYDkfNR7o=; b=VEv80YgfCIv0o9+WOEE0yCNvVzOuyD9YY674tbrRVEpJG7SKBRI+wD0qe0e5lpRq3K cPMRiaG9o2J3v4X3SOcPoQ8xd9rb9xUXy6h9jLpReUafcw0pnTIShDjfrMZEeXzD9jeA IrhNFBXmFvs1NEKLh35455jP83AsrJYanDYkB6qkTfSQOZeaNIbByX1B9SeeKPV3Thlz O0dLPs4qZuNijXCzKm+PUnz2hbSDzgXauFneRmZ8a1U2Q2C2h5orN5aDqXSc/9v1COe3 EatG0o060XmqbtG67pYSakphgwH0mWKBMBVAk7yzz12lpeERWzVp4LuGEkdCAxliG+8t dUPg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=tuNKqAkZ0efMx2d2jdfCC2l6f4nrX0hJ1ybYDkfNR7o=; b=aOob0qy2ldAzkB2BSm6bo18EKELbA1cKeBjpkScZ+U+zWmlo/ubv7bQ++ey+FBo/3A 3wMZIKcsERMp6hf6qb8doxBgeQgUcJWErfqXtCHeUbSTe6gUJ5XjbsZtkhg280Zlq0QY lqOfxtyuJDCj4lfIcoqrgu0TW2SsP9T7GjgtHtmKLgVyoI7vmfaqF9dhiIe2bqoP1EiT IW8pNNX+sMEoGy54EutXM/pFafojvEU9yNhlOPHuCQaaSQYuWobk+zfSFJWaAIP8gyXA 8i7jLLSnPYWEBzsagroEv7YaBr3dGnqsXD+obwK7M207uEOHnNHvPZR1XYlr8BXwv98O ibHw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533LwiWhYZL5imbG0VkdcRrVXTC1f7rd8vT/QTkeaV4QquJFu587 4MayssRJtg77Olw+SBDYc1wE+wG68FKQJVN6c/z2ABexljVpOQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzy8GiTdN3T7t+poqvmrFyuocVPC8etqhX2+lwXRcXkYrP4+VGPaEI9B7cAg+KwqnogB9OJgMLVcBpcgh2Xla8= X-Received: by 2002:a7b:c24d:: with SMTP id b13mr23898872wmj.151.1609705410474; Sun, 03 Jan 2021 12:23:30 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: M Douglas McIlroy Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2021 15:23:15 -0500 Message-ID: To: tuhs@tuhs.org, egbegb2@gmail.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000002f43f505b804bfad" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Question 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" --0000000000002f43f505b804bfad Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > I was a BTL person for 8 years between 1976 and 1984. During > that time there was a spelling corrector that was better than > anything I see today. There was a concept of "spelling distance" > that corrected a whole bunch of stuff that even today cannot be > corrected. > Who in that era worked on spelling correction at BTL. I was at > Columbus BTL (1976-1979) and Whippany BTL (1979-1984). Peter Nelson made an interface to spell(1) that showed putative errors in context. I believe it could suggest corrections. I remember the project; I installed hooks for it in spell(1). I don't remember the date, but it would probably not have been early enough for you to have used it in Columbus. If there's a chance that Peter's program is the one you remember and you'd like to get in touch with him, I can give you his email address. Doug --0000000000002f43f505b804bfad Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> I was a BTL person for 8 years between 1= 976 and 1984. During
> that time there was a spelling corrector that wa= s better than
> anything I see today. There was a concept of "spel= ling distance"
> that corrected a whole bunch of stuff that even t= oday cannot be > corrected.

> Who in that era worked on spelli= ng correction at BTL. I was at
> Columbus BTL (1976-1979) and Whippany = BTL (1979-1984).

Peter Nelson made an interface to spell(1) that= showed putative errors in context. I believe it could suggest corrections.= I remember the project; I installed hooks for it in spell(1). I don't = remember the date, but it would probably not have been early enough for you= to=C2=A0have used it in Columbus.

If there's a chance that Pet= er's program is the one you remember
and you'd like to get in touc= h with him, I can give you his
email address.

Doug
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