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=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,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 459b5977 for ; Sat, 5 Jan 2019 21:53:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 6CCAEA1FA0; Sun, 6 Jan 2019 07:53:37 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 046DBA1F35; Sun, 6 Jan 2019 07:53:25 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="MnlQ0H1a"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 68DE6A1FBC; Sun, 6 Jan 2019 07:53:23 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vk1-f180.google.com (mail-vk1-f180.google.com [209.85.221.180]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E30DEA2DE7 for ; Sun, 6 Jan 2019 07:53:12 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vk1-f180.google.com with SMTP id v70so8667197vkv.7 for ; Sat, 05 Jan 2019 13:53:12 -0800 (PST) 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; bh=HvTBmDfwUH6U7iElXtVxk6aic4oNpWntTIz3I3kgedY=; b=MnlQ0H1aX1E1i981cbTgq7NOcJCxC11MtCFjXH5h8mb7IR9M8Eih0PVqShnOmzFVUH 8bp2SWr2YLy+EotFZzadHf3WXzfPhuNk8DPGtbumbVkroZbSTbh4YSU50cYJWKxp7Y2+ Gx3UdL8TA3jCanumSfSR3zcIyLn2Hft8cgvhr4jfdU9Hqp5WgdPk5VikWljFgFak2/o9 ulY5r5zNYBbKhVvvxCylby3yP7ibotTQCSPylenVVztuwzVIXaNF9nA1QKoliJbhTqh1 y9iROHyFwfJXFrk845tn5pKIN7tf4CaBBaCRCaZS7n1wS7hJKvB63bHAfQnwwLokbzfj Om9A== 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; bh=HvTBmDfwUH6U7iElXtVxk6aic4oNpWntTIz3I3kgedY=; b=hwx5gvvpHrORN6VLrrvs1d4IJAt2oUpoNb+rAX16ijjgpfFU/DD1iEXPutbTE8yLOm SKysMxvKjjhlXelmH5bCZH3tnnV22ADWgpUBT5prlDl0VJIj7sYJvLzh0n7ZAj/Ovnwb b9Nplupyx+8pSuuJYFweLIkulXUbXQ1OqvaEaGwENOCvbIf4T1iwNyQKLlbK+CWnbwZ3 c9f9oNr9G0eGpgVpDU/50y5hzksq/H3vDpKyoplINL+8H+xSgrsYWJr/o7nb7qVS8Jf1 zjGJJ5ZUzGePr4WoDhSLZA/Cq4WJqF+VMKAfOu2wV/CgsSGGRVL7/TOA9vPgNYTmq6rt +WjQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AJcUukdezxUQcPBc2zKqpXaX7RnhqdlPrSnbhj6kVCVulQeA/i6B8HGN LIMY6mNaSo5dqBS6Rv+8tBpUGhnp7fOZhFehq4d3hQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ALg8bN6HFUxZRW61JZiZsGWwT9xdGSes6J3BUFlDQdBf9oJEwa009loTxLbsdJt6vvsliU7scdVeB5erj2u/3kISy/M= X-Received: by 2002:a1f:8804:: with SMTP id k4mr19952638vkd.61.1546725191828; Sat, 05 Jan 2019 13:53:11 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <201901050226.x052QigU089781@tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU> <22BA2F17-310F-4396-A35A-23E2D1130018@ronnatalie.com> <20190105153133.GA24497@mcvoy.com> In-Reply-To: From: Rob Pike Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 08:53:00 +1100 Message-ID: To: tuhs@tuhs.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Isaacson v Unix 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" By the way, I felt that "The Idea Factory" did a great job of communicating the feeling of working at Bell Labs Research and have recommended it widely. Doug, you might enjoy it. -rob On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 8:51 AM Rob Pike wrote: > > I heard when "The Idea Factory" came out that Gertner left out the > computing stuff because he was planning a second book focusing on that > topic. Of course that might not be true. > > -rob