From: Rob Pike <robpike@gmail.com>
To: ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>
Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society <tuhs@tuhs.org>
Subject: Re: [TUHS] Who said ...
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 07:47:27 +1000 [thread overview]
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I also remember, vividly, that it was scj's quote about TSO.
Having used TSO, I think he was being kind.
-rob
On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 6:05 AM ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's coming back slowly. It was in response to problems with a dh11. DEC
> engineer:"did you run diagnostics." Response: as quoted.
>
> The other one: DEC engineer: "dh11 can run at a megabit". Response: "in a
> good wind. "
>
> Same person, vague memory is Mike O'Dell? Is that name right?
>
> On Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 1:00 PM ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I first heard it at usenix 1980.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 10:52 AM Lawrence Stewart <stewart@serissa.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Or JCL “It’s as easy to read one file as it is to read 1000 files."
>>>
>>> On 2021, Sep 1, at 12:42 PM, Tom Lyon via TUHS <tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Another fun saying about TSO: "It may be slow, but it's hard to use."
>>>
>>> Not sure the origin.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 9:10 AM Ron Natalie <ron@ronnatalie.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >...
>>>> > DEC Diagnositcs would run on a beached whale
>>>> >
>>>> >?
>>>> >
>>>> >Anyone remember and/or know?
>>>> >
>>>> I believe this was Mike Muuss and he used the term "dead whale" in
>>>> deference to the TSO comment.
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> - Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-09-01 21:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-09-01 13:30 arnold
2021-09-01 13:48 ` Clem Cole
2021-09-01 13:55 ` John Cowan
2021-09-01 13:57 ` arnold
2021-09-01 14:11 ` Clem Cole
2021-09-01 14:26 ` Henry Bent
2021-09-01 15:08 ` Andrew Hume
2021-09-01 16:10 ` Ron Natalie
2021-09-01 16:42 ` Tom Lyon via TUHS
2021-09-01 17:41 ` Lawrence Stewart
2021-09-01 20:00 ` ron minnich
2021-09-01 20:04 ` ron minnich
2021-09-01 21:47 ` Rob Pike [this message]
2021-09-01 14:16 Norman Wilson
2021-09-01 14:23 ` arnold
2021-09-01 14:27 ` Clem Cole
2021-09-01 14:29 ` Henry Bent
2021-09-01 14:32 ` Clem Cole
2021-09-01 14:48 ` Chris Torek
2021-09-01 16:00 ` Ron Natalie
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