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,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 28183 invoked from network); 6 Feb 2021 23:29:00 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 6 Feb 2021 23:29:00 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 226AE9C21E; Sun, 7 Feb 2021 09:28:58 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19CC29BA45; Sun, 7 Feb 2021 09:28:38 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=dartmouth.edu header.i=@dartmouth.edu header.b="rj+Pp7vd"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 1301C9BA45; Sun, 7 Feb 2021 09:28:36 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-wr1-f51.google.com (mail-wr1-f51.google.com [209.85.221.51]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 232B69BA3F for ; Sun, 7 Feb 2021 09:28:35 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-wr1-f51.google.com with SMTP id d16so12556752wro.11 for ; Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:28:35 -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=gzb3pBJb+aPDJHvRmdPOQGj9i6Hjpiec0PH/k8q0ZS4=; b=rj+Pp7vdq+SyZeFGwGA13xItH9JF3BsQcyWIo+ORJ4FEdsGO1jPyoUR4FXIVb3Twx0 cCn2NqLnqFvcltmNojQ7CLS1OjLn6+MVy9QBkZPv6HtIwYBeQb6GzflC1lBUN6guSxCq gKoejPwc8/ygBackBzxe7noA1uhUwvmZX6j/T/Yprhw1WVgEU+35LwRGL1MfddmHR5tU AB9HSuMo5Lj5i6GcCmbnguCrCrgK/LpCNeSpsv81JLzrX0jv5pLHXhVzRMT3P6iNPIBm FAlz0gDur8ztSa0pMJHtGOp1uNoawjP61V6/Wf98h5G1kPaPQ/pAyJJ1+aVCp6UtNcGg +1gA== 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=gzb3pBJb+aPDJHvRmdPOQGj9i6Hjpiec0PH/k8q0ZS4=; b=oOKJFMQ8+BJ/ZNY+ILiEtCZYT1s7NRmrbS2ftzbFqSj5bF9+ixx8PO0qxKR0m+aamB kbWxESdLtpMKt3EVBkl+SyV6GzEIRyPhYT5hbVmwJsBNmBMFq3vn2AJ7zg3NsVjH14Hy b8amiAdJLlb+oOkzWePRBrvPIgOPSZ8rI1M1JkgfJ2rRGoj87guXyJH/iE6lUngyYhbL lOuoOnFVkvhAJk7RVObi93iWucdZQfnVc5U8EGsjMCXBoiTDuQUscznJnfV562qTuX47 +zVqOKgRY7WieGg1nPnS6V7LzRFH+WIeaECFPZ+IvpSZQ0+gvLNF7JyQQm9HzZK8bdqF 7JoA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533MR/+qILGrc4LuDJqnmDXeybVc1re2LSXKQnDQV851udgE9ugK hzNL7PfyRoipKvk6MF959Uh9+LzIlQ/TAJS4DAnxMUriQ6ROsg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyKZVFOOubF+f6cVugXeYQut13rMF6CUu9V7Ybbbk0iPIZSLsuazS/WOEjfJCsxUCwu/N0/fXZrq1Os/Rt2JNg= X-Received: by 2002:a5d:4a0d:: with SMTP id m13mr12325659wrq.395.1612654112978; Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:28:32 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: M Douglas McIlroy Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2021 18:28:19 -0500 Message-ID: To: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000008ccb6605bab34bc9" Subject: Re: [TUHS] [TUHS} Typing Tutor [and tuhs archive] 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" --0000000000008ccb6605bab34bc9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" This topic is evocative, even though I really have nothing to say about it. Mike Lesk started, and I believe Brian contributed to, "learn", a program for interactive tutorials about Unix. It was never pushed very far--almost certainly not into typing. But the mention of typing brings to mind the inimitable Fred Grampp--he who pioneered massive white-hat computer cracking. Fred's exploits justified the opening sentence I wrote for Bell Labs' first computer-security task force report, "It is easy and not very risky to pilfer data from Bell Laboratories computers." Among Fred's many distinctive and endearing quirks was the fact that he was a confirmed two-finger typist--proof that typing technique is an insignificant factor in programmer productivity. I thought this would be an excuse to tell another ftg story, but I don't want to repeat myself and a search for "Grampp" in the tuhs archives misses many that have already been told. Have the entries been lost or is the index defective? Doug --0000000000008ccb6605bab34bc9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This topic is evocative, even though= I really have nothing to say about it.

Mike Lesk = started, and I believe Brian contributed to, "learn", a program
for interactive tutorials about Unix. It was never pushed very far= --almost
certainly not into typing.

But = the mention of typing brings to mind the inimitable Fred Grampp--he
who pioneered massive white-hat computer cracking. Fred's exploits j= ustified
the opening sentence I wrote for Bell Labs' first co= mputer-security task
force report, "It is easy and not very = risky to pilfer data from Bell
Laboratories computers." Amon= g Fred's many distinctive and endearing
quirks was the fact t= hat he was a confirmed two-finger typist--proof that
typing techn= ique is an insignificant factor in programmer productivity.

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I thought this would be an excuse to tell another ftg story, but = I
don't want to repeat myself and a search for "Grampp&q= uot; in the tuhs archives
misses many that have already been told= . Have the entries been lost or
is the index defective?

Doug

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