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=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, PLING_QUERY,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 e172fb78 for ; Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:59:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3961893DA2; Sat, 26 Oct 2019 06:59:43 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B871693D2D; Sat, 26 Oct 2019 06:59:10 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="B6u7z0BU"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 494E693D2D; Sat, 26 Oct 2019 06:59:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-oi1-f182.google.com (mail-oi1-f182.google.com [209.85.167.182]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D1BF093D1B; Sat, 26 Oct 2019 06:59:07 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-oi1-f182.google.com with SMTP id v138so2503710oif.6; Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:59:07 -0700 (PDT) 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 :cc; bh=RpHOzfRZE8hujaOOieAP+oKgF1iSO2TXoovaUECd3rI=; b=B6u7z0BUcYDQy0t9V92ShEXFLDu5u5zsfZ0gF0EixWblS7YRyG3DfExbA7Whmwux7A w6B3siclvjxhq50RckhAcxnf8P1dDd7AWVQqppQ+mX7whFYDZHa1AIWLzknVVnqudXLb 2BNHZqAY91H7lFFsjmfDxunNCijCl6H11Flb9os8pEloZ6Gei8wDxMaI2UTrhfN4tAaW gOcEFP/UuXsLWQaMXQ0PE92AXw34ArKjYpek8J8lwGkLzo57KrEIWFklTLpHOyiRdcYQ VOkb5z3g1xprq+qB7tEhyDEb5KYjnZkWxx5nvBu1qk8Duq8OA/LCUI3kINsdTLTvMzPj SYeA== 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:cc; bh=RpHOzfRZE8hujaOOieAP+oKgF1iSO2TXoovaUECd3rI=; b=S8/kxUohCeethYiluTBK7ow2DsR39R+QAwP0HTwxmnNzJl34b9/kDwngP+D50xa3Ew YKs8lf4I4g6PPhpzvATkwK24BH3LP6oq1FrtBKDW3viJk7nWStPnCjh97KmMu3yOVsjx KQm3B3fmqPBRCZ5ZfVNgg2DW/1gROu+u2fW8t2jxR1QBRHhzl/nWiteed5WNSuJSQJzO bXLqM2zFvp7IAbQmQN5zOJ8/Qjh/AH0UO2Trb9RDNPhLISHt7SGmoOkr7A2yJpzgUGxw CE3tJPTB+Y2Zmh3rTw1LbRiUfgLEM57dcHf105hzdcjntzPbS9BfVWDyeknZrM9Jonc7 irbA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAV1aVa77kIBpeWikrwiG/pTgZX3XWxBiweaxbe2e0pD5pVsoVwK 8eHvvsny0+8lnnYbxH2sgQRWlZbKA3LLJ644e/ilszH/ X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqzu1mso0/5codWOitnhvsBNpQLAwCmIs3aIhz3SXSXiqodQVO6FW+942ftJGk+9zg2x5lcyZ8u9zYMTRfZc6rk= X-Received: by 2002:aca:56d6:: with SMTP id k205mr4533224oib.51.1572037146729; Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:59:06 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> In-Reply-To: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> From: John S Quarterman Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:58:54 -0400 Message-ID: To: Warren Toomey Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000b45f740595c26beb" Subject: Re: [TUHS] What was your "Aha, Unix!" moment? 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@tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000b45f740595c26beb Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Manual small enough to pick up. Man pages for each program. IO simple and made sense. -jsq On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 4:56 PM Warren Toomey wrote: > All, we had another dozen TUHS suscribers to the list overnight. Welcome. > A reminder that we're here to discuss Unix Heritage, so I'll nudge you > if the conversation goes a bit off-topic. > > So I'll kick off another thread. What was your "ahah" moment when you > first saw that Unix was special, especially compared to the systems you'd > previously used? > > Mine was: Oh, I can: > + write a simple script > + to edit a file on the fly > + with no temporary files (a la pipes) > + AND I can change the file suffix and the system won't stop me! > > I was using TOPS-20 beforehand. > > Cheers, Warren > --000000000000b45f740595c26beb Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Manual small enough to pick up. Man pages for each program= . IO simple and made sense. -jsq

On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 4:56 PM Warren = Toomey <wkt@tuhs.org> wrote:
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All, we had another = dozen TUHS suscribers to the list overnight. Welcome.
A reminder that we're here to discuss Unix Heritage, so I'll nudge = you
if the conversation goes a bit off-topic.

So I'll kick off another thread. What was your "ahah" moment = when you
first saw that Unix was special, especially compared to the systems you'= ;d
previously used?

Mine was: Oh, I can:
=C2=A0 + write a simple script
=C2=A0 + to edit a file on the fly
=C2=A0 + with no temporary files (a la pipes)
=C2=A0 + AND I can change the file suffix and the system won't stop me!=

I was using TOPS-20 beforehand.

Cheers, Warren
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