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, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 10157 invoked from network); 9 Dec 2023 22:45:51 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (2600:3c01:e000:146::1) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 9 Dec 2023 22:45:51 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5A5043D2C; Sun, 10 Dec 2023 08:45:42 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-lj1-x229.google.com (mail-lj1-x229.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::229]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3AED543D2A for ; Sun, 10 Dec 2023 08:45:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-lj1-x229.google.com with SMTP id 38308e7fff4ca-2c9f62fca3bso41144641fa.0 for ; Sat, 09 Dec 2023 14:45:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1702161935; x=1702766735; darn=tuhs.org; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=vkq4yoQbShVQ0AKAgxi4lY90IzbXRvNSCZwq4lT9254=; b=fNA0jCH/J9b4pGjaO5SMaSnfoRzq7p/lHLHgowhKJh2zFPGeG+lxe1wp4GLIDxV2vN mMwts8FahQhW7YKrpEgzPf6Ms0GCHkg56ytObD+X/v7Uj8rgLpm5Tzb2G7dns+7sNwUa zOZ9dPmECNkWL1FPFq/wfE79fPGVPshHw44+vnap1KjdlZYjhTiExMaR5mmK/wI5YI2A lQBRCX/phm/RwseY8Z1VvfdBslQJYuiwzU+yT08T2sdnS96FXa9fa33916cLD8Z4Htl5 zGl0ciENC/vmZfN5tMx04z8IYUnmn09a4Ld0NYgeufcDYMmdJ/xnM/PHVQxcKNJPtBGV Sh/g== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1702161935; x=1702766735; 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=vkq4yoQbShVQ0AKAgxi4lY90IzbXRvNSCZwq4lT9254=; b=X+7kQZ64JP65tMIEcldpR9qi+HR9X7DOlqp8kU8GqmsxdhexYtFWqnb3UXOFeZWpaE L09hXTDup2PGr/o7Eh1QRK1ZFuNJGkqT+AHO8OkLz7O4cj5Bq8Y0q6rqzpPfomkkRrgM MQ8D2govouK6Y0WiJ7qC5oy2x8PvM3v5fH2lPrPseogZSBbP13VwBjH5+Q651ZdnGWVo ilo4C+v/Ox2RgKRhZFq4LY5q3kkhYZ2e9MqkS4ewPuZxTA6O48RblSXa0aW7L6umzT1K QhaTyreuEeKXWv7eb6j6HzL2qloQEHAt1OpDOOxBErMGP51OVaqgrQKe3jvqR5Cuydlp /y2g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yzc9hL9rwg8rZ5VCgkNxcm+FXzSbwkBGjjElbEwAyL0wRQhOjV+ K7ZrUYER8yk/NCdB429GNvvKlrMIm7qr37T92xUOoMf3 X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IERXtBqwgAWfOjF81MZYab4ahqZDbpOd9bHOgc+Om1YbGDIuxk3Q0QTwfk4TLDNGOJJOGio2g8akoQS9EejzKs= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:8797:0:b0:2c9:f734:7021 with SMTP id n23-20020a2e8797000000b002c9f7347021mr1011185lji.3.1702161934966; Sat, 09 Dec 2023 14:45:34 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Marc Donner Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2023 17:45:24 -0500 Message-ID: To: Douglas McIlroy Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000007be5c1060c1b7568" Message-ID-Hash: VXWLY2KACKNTQDRKZUUYYJASQOVGT5MS X-Message-ID-Hash: VXWLY2KACKNTQDRKZUUYYJASQOVGT5MS X-MailFrom: marc.donner@gmail.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: TUHS main list X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: Sad news: Bell Labs leaving Murray Hill. List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --0000000000007be5c1060c1b7568 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Some years ago I tracked down the location of the original Labs and walked by. The space where the trains used to be able to go is very odd looking. On Sat, Dec 9, 2023 at 4:45=E2=80=AFPM Douglas McIlroy < douglas.mcilroy@dartmouth.edu> wrote: > Really sobering is the estimate that it will bring 1000 jobs to New > Brunswick. That's a small fraction of the capacity of Murray Hill. On the > upside is proximity to Rutgers. > > Contrary to what the article said, Murray Hill does not date from the > Labs' foundation in 1925. The Labs was in the meat-packing district on We= st > Street in New York in a building now called Westbeth, said to be the > world's largest artist community. The High Line runs right through it. I > worked there one summer in the penthouse with a fine view of ship traffic > on the Hudson. Murray Hill opened in 1941 and West Street closed in about > 1967. > > > Goodbye, Unix Room! > > The Unix Room was dismantled some time ago, but its quirky contents were > grabbed by the Labs archivist, who had them on display at the Unix50 > celebration--pink flamingo, G. R. Emlin, CCW clock and all. I wonder > whether these relics will make the move. > > Doug > --0000000000007be5c1060c1b7568 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Some years ago I tracked down the location of the origina= l Labs and walked by.=C2=A0 The space where the trains used to be able to g= o is very odd looking.

On Sat, Dec 9, 2023 at 4:45=E2=80=AFPM Douglas M= cIlroy <douglas.mcilroy= @dartmouth.edu> wrote:
Re= ally sobering is the estimate that it will bring 1000 jobs to New Brunswick= . That's a small fraction of the capacity of Murray Hill. On the upside= is proximity to Rutgers.

Contrary to what the article s= aid, Murray Hill does not date from the Labs' foundation in 1925. The L= abs was in the meat-packing district on West Street in New York in a buildi= ng now called Westbeth, said to be the world's largest artist community= . The High Line runs right through it. I worked there one summer in the pen= thouse with a fine view of ship traffic on the Hudson. Murray Hill opened i= n 1941 and West Street closed in about 1967.

= > Goodbye, Unix Room!

The Unix Room was dismant= led some time ago, but its quirky contents were grabbed by the Labs archivi= st, who had them on display at the Unix50=C2=A0 celebration--pink flamingo,= G. R. Emlin, CCW clock and all. I wonder whether these relics will make th= e move.=C2=A0

Doug
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