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_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 18185 invoked from network); 11 Jan 2022 20:18:21 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 11 Jan 2022 20:18:21 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 76E7F9CFFF; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:18:19 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A16BC9CFC8; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:18:09 +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="SrjqyMIz"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E75CA9CFC8; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:18:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-pj1-f46.google.com (mail-pj1-f46.google.com [209.85.216.46]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 37E9A9C78F for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:18:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-pj1-f46.google.com with SMTP id pf13so962029pjb.0 for ; Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:18:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=9RWexPAvKq2TJIw5PBVdL5jJXgHFRV/RRaSqLEX4C4M=; b=SrjqyMIzuQTTZIzQROTusBzCX0TeCNg7hFtRW2xwrIxYWwWl1byxl29CHdvfCegjaF UHmJgj8C8OqNcPc/JyiNZUcf9DDA9dzoGz5uqj1yG9gOesFPefx/JJJZR//urq6GRbvJ O9Cb7lFCc9CgN+HVTilpEMoYJVOJuOasKIXYYFHV5Sge6jcgyXifFqSRtz5CO7uaAor0 qIjhVfZ/pu/AspVRET38qzhAo2uq7kCXpRlhtWcaJ4mhtKVbq297AtwCbi0e4VsJKee2 Jk5ZXJm3gi9zYn70OK1P9xW0SD3dCIqCVytF3wBmEer8yEESQJckPRz6DXXSBPGC/ycb +N0A== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=9RWexPAvKq2TJIw5PBVdL5jJXgHFRV/RRaSqLEX4C4M=; b=yJMT90iqC4LVlXi+CXS2wurwERa/VlF288u9NkGXag2IRPwwJ/s2AwmyhnVZqWKNzZ Ofctbprbgw81dPogtwUctRVSQQIKa8xF3eW28k+YygVkFpozENjRbwtz4p60+gta7n+E ePXUFPf9Z0f2hbXIarxBEAD89G6QRGPwemlqnsam1+2LiwmSYsReP//GYUQaCPs2i3f9 mxGBJryC7FAZQB652mxbxjFsDdXHbIotHSM8ZBqieau5+OU9ammox1XCcaXLOhOIIB7x B4HEAJqB0Ye5qwFB+3vHBTBJUurzl0ZDBFqVuWn2rtlvFhgOjz7e3HUU1u9yML5jjrD6 Cqtw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533tfNcSZG+Yy5oZl18gxeVMPmRsRi3kXOlvND4eEwIZd/Spw5YV d+v68v0bW2oblT/OPFs17lHSLCXwbLd0MgDWBRU= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyVtn6LA/fhMcQPKnxOKMyuUb+r9G2J92c0bkzvt1K+6bjcMr0qD91jZobCKAXW9/LSCn7f+qtVarVCsb0R9JI= X-Received: by 2002:a63:6d0c:: with SMTP id i12mr2348348pgc.236.1641932287700; Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:18:07 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Rob Pike Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:17:56 +1100 Message-ID: To: John Cowan Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000c0f57e05d55426c4" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Coastal cultures, collaboration, creativity and Sun vs DEC. 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: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000c0f57e05d55426c4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I see a stylistic connection between the style of writing of the manuals and the New York journalism, especially that of the New Yorker. When I arrived at Bell Labs, I was a little taken aback by the change of culture in writing, dressing, and entertainment compared to my years as a grad student in California. I mean, I fit in - I subscribed to the New Yorker - but I felt like a bum in a room full of high society folk. That feeling never really left. -rob On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 6:35 AM John Cowan wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 1:37 PM Dan Cross wrote: > > It seems like Unix is largely a child of the coasts. >> >> > We can add the eastern coast of Australia, where the original Wollongong > group made the first V6 port to the Interdata 7/32 (not to be confused with > the Labs port to the 8/32). The Western U.S. company of the same name was > formed to sell it, but I don't know if any of the Ozites moved to Palo Alto. > --000000000000c0f57e05d55426c4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I see a stylistic connection between the style of writing = of the manuals and the New York journalism, especially that of the New York= er. When I arrived at Bell Labs, I was a little taken aback by the change o= f culture in writing, dressing, and entertainment compared to my years as a= grad student in California. I mean, I fit in - I subscribed to the New Yor= ker - but I felt like a bum in a room full of high society folk.

Th= at feeling never really left.

-rob


On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 6:35 AM John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org> wrote:


On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 1:37 PM Dan Cross <crossd@gmail.com>= wrote:

It seems = like Unix is largely a child of the coasts.=C2=A0
<= /blockquote>

We can add the eastern= coast of Australia, where the original Wollongong group made the first V6 = port to the Interdata 7/32 (not to be confused with the Labs port to the 8/= 32). The Western U.S. company of the same name was formed to sell it, but I= don't know if any of the Ozites moved to Palo Alto.
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