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 30231 invoked from network); 28 Nov 2022 11:41:23 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (50.116.15.146) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 28 Nov 2022 11:41:23 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E462F41B8C; Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:41:15 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-oa1-f49.google.com (mail-oa1-f49.google.com [209.85.160.49]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3FCAF41B83 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:41:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-oa1-f49.google.com with SMTP id 586e51a60fabf-14279410bf4so12610704fac.8 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2022 03:41:03 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=KdgJ07RhnxczLcPoyW/XqriEywyqiGSn5HR0vOKHI0U=; b=iELoJ2xSbgB0OelzTbn9r4wqN5KahCJ5vg68vn0p4BPD61iiVt0Jmc9FvkIcGBh4Hc gdD6T9KodujCQAh1FwtM9nFreR+LBH5Tc6vupXA9mALh9CY9nfA2w6UxrZkbZuxmNXIW YLekluZKXKKN2F55jRuAXB188m2gdNrJpO/eYDYoiZQG6FAVme7PHhJEFLsRJZUxqgME Tkvb7t2wvDCCBZO5iqQKqz8KlG727yZRKdNDWcNMArIjMIRRj9hCe7hIMhgLPjmGgi0l K7Xn82Urex6xe3Fra+z9uzXzuQ3Ba0a6kFK0VZ1gsCU21cOP0tOCNVTv9kk9szDRdFqE hglw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=KdgJ07RhnxczLcPoyW/XqriEywyqiGSn5HR0vOKHI0U=; b=lYjxMs86lwUIKDVrxsCovfRKQMUEuqtEoq3g5RrMD73JCpT5ObpqPxLgfJQ5M93HVZ Gz4lwcpCwgEm1bjclWPLPynW/WEBTxOjRQ0un7x4i8Xtosevgzd8dGoGUjLA/ZztYuwp Pj8ruta11f5MSirSLWYcJj/KtBwDFjiQWHwgcI58lvIg+vVpNgdZEN4XrS1AZIAftrIO ZELipEX17lhGaCkyfC/RRZ7gqHLi9kClJG3/GF3bS2+koTFBfjWbI1DTr2HuTX5NE//x PVB2BgJVBhb6aGj/FBi1SHCDNm+tBQ8v5h1V5YOobXp9QKH03IfwyuNzHJ8f69Lv6xNC Ohiw== X-Gm-Message-State: ANoB5plkyBQUK9pz+nlXSZP0DAePfcADHcOigvvwEoGV7zxL2+2HFzVi 64tox+X36iyrdZ67OUAP9nihy4KKQ4v/OrXEj78zldA4 X-Google-Smtp-Source: AA0mqf7OPDhLaDM7Hek5XXZ/Wbf8z1MCSvNA19iknXbHx9jTKAlGV7Ex9nt0dIaKdoWa9k1Zu7z92nnApYYX0X6YU+o= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6871:4607:b0:13b:9bf2:25a8 with SMTP id nf7-20020a056871460700b0013b9bf225a8mr16789507oab.102.1669635601999; Mon, 28 Nov 2022 03:40:01 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <202211272100.2ARL00ua032601@freefriends.org> In-Reply-To: <202211272100.2ARL00ua032601@freefriends.org> From: Marc Donner Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:39:48 -0500 Message-ID: To: arnold@skeeve.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000f62d8505ee86541e" Message-ID-Hash: W5GBEQGT5Q2TBFDOAI2HXSMRSBIUAHXD X-Message-ID-Hash: W5GBEQGT5Q2TBFDOAI2HXSMRSBIUAHXD X-MailFrom: marc.donner@gmail.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; header-match-tuhs.tuhs.org-0; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: tuhs@tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: Fred Brooks died List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --000000000000f62d8505ee86541e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In 1980 I applied to grad schools, including UNC. I had read "The Mythical Man-Month" by then, so I was floored one day sitting in my office when the phone rang and I heard, "This is Fred Brooks." I visited UNC where I saw the famous row of clocks that Steve Bellovin mentions in his memorial post. The "System 360 Principles of Operation" remains one of the most important pieces of writing in computer history, in my opinion, because it dominated the hardware and established the principle that an architecture ensures software execution. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D nygeek.net mindthegapdialogs.com/home On Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 4:00 PM wrote: > I found two typos in the 25th anniversary edition of the book. I used > finger to find his postal address and sent him a letter. He replied with > a nice thank you email. One of them had been in the book since it was > first published! > > > Clem Cole wrote: > > > He was a Unix (and UUCP) fan and also an early Masscomp customer. Let'= s > > say I was a tad in awe when I was answering his questions when he came = on > > a factory visit. But he was cool when I asked him if I could go back t= o > my > > office and get his book so he could sign it. I think he was pleased to > see > > a then young professional have it in his office. > > =E1=90=A7 > > > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 3:19 PM Dave Horsfall wrote= : > > > > > On Sun, 27 Nov 2022, John P. Linderman wrote: > > > > > > > We all probably read, and profited from, "The Mythical Man Month". > > > > > > Posted to COFF a week ago, as I didn't think that it was Unix-y... > > > > > > -- Dave > > > > --000000000000f62d8505ee86541e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In 1980 I applied to grad schools, including UN= C.=C2=A0 I had read "The Mythical Man-Month" by then, so I was fl= oored one day sitting in my office when the phone rang and I heard, "T= his is Fred Brooks."=C2=A0 I visited UNC where I saw the famous row of= clocks that Steve Bellovin mentions in his memorial post.=C2=A0 The "= System 360 Principles of Operation" remains one of the most important = pieces of writing in computer history, in my opinion, because it dominated = the hardware and established the principle that an architecture ensures sof= tware execution.


On Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 4= :00 PM <arnold@skeeve.com> w= rote:
I found tw= o typos in the 25th anniversary edition of the book. I used
finger to find his postal address and sent him a letter. He replied with a nice thank you email. One of them had been in the book since it was
first published!


Clem Cole <clemc@ccc.= com> wrote:

> He was a Unix (and UUCP) fan and also an early Masscomp customer.=C2= =A0 Let's
> say I was a tad in awe when I was answering his questions when he came= on
> a factory visit.=C2=A0 But he was cool when I asked him if I could go = back to my
> office and get his book so he could sign it.=C2=A0 I think he was plea= sed to see
> a then young professional have it in his office.
> =E1=90=A7
>
> On Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 3:19 PM Dave Horsfall <dave@horsfall.org> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 27 Nov 2022, John P. Linderman wrote:
> >
> > > We all probably read, and profited from, "The Mythical = Man Month".
> >
> > Posted to COFF a week ago, as I didn't think that it was Unix= -y...
> >
> > -- Dave
> >
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