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=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 24664 invoked from network); 25 Jun 2020 16:25:32 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 25 Jun 2020 16:25:32 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 12FFB945A2; Fri, 26 Jun 2020 02:25:29 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEC0294599; Fri, 26 Jun 2020 02:24:57 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.i=@bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.b="1ReYIMGh"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 53D1E94599; Fri, 26 Jun 2020 02:24:55 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qt1-f177.google.com (mail-qt1-f177.google.com [209.85.160.177]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CF86693D5C for ; Fri, 26 Jun 2020 02:24:54 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qt1-f177.google.com with SMTP id v19so5047983qtq.10 for ; Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:24:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=XZ1EQoFZTsLPcJ4DtyUGyeD3T1w9dBwQs1FFt+unjxw=; b=1ReYIMGhvYPxwaDunu6yXcMM+my5kRwQuN2y2y64jy7stk65uTv3BeJ0jjXQ1k4lyN 3QSAiMNQ0NH8uhCDWujV1g+BxYYHcEj26TtIrK6IKdkLMLyCherinJmpsd302LJFPqsM DEe8VCsg9DwlmDRwhh5YN3wChl5vLwCF1Tvv96EBDk3ejRYULrWFxlnlBJeTA/Cjm16K TTMNXyZ66cV9eISybSAFuOME1Dm6uwTedZonMnkALObl4qxudYOM80TJBsEnSyk8P642 v9zIWLTQjeQRwQoLBfLUApsBaKMcXrNNKCc9xvO3Q7Z7dnckvDmjkSNpOm9b5hHQj+PD ZInw== 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=XZ1EQoFZTsLPcJ4DtyUGyeD3T1w9dBwQs1FFt+unjxw=; b=GnkopBEBXedVtGlb5G/tOiRbCfvXw0k2xDiOEohKjp85ZLCjgShzVTxGNR04b603In 9DT9vRLUXgzyUwcrboqYM7AuvOwyVGEqlRWfRFZd+BkkC+XZFYCAAuBKVxScNDewAMxB hOTbGs88GYzkp+qzdyF+QUUZp+USTP7RmAYJ4rVrrqrHAMyz2jcNMCktEHXvE+0BNRHN 0FkZSAU/hRnW2MHQUE7ac7klY9VHup+0S8xvZFiBk9uRk4Wvnbf7HOMdL6YZjKHXuHLO Yjacr9dUkNY5csH8V//I72IsxZZlOr08R+p9FjmJxX0YcgUAN+lN8Yix6o7OWyJiHebm 1WXg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530k3H+T9r/bK1ITkV3FHtsRxgASvBn1M9vX3XU1U8V5cAzEws8D XW0y/syRNr76lKt4Fm6jtp+y3xApf/Tq/lZhzl/tZW6YN48= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyBhMKPeIUcTVsw3Yxlemfyr2gERiEinXeSeRDJFPQHpphIXdk1gxxWyXWiXz/5mcgzKKHhz/Yn4S4PDqgTBn4= X-Received: by 2002:ac8:1082:: with SMTP id a2mr29521754qtj.32.1593102293843; Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:24:53 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4FC7FA55-5035-41A2-B52F-AE26DC8BED2C@planet.nl> <20200624165107.GA5737@alice> <17CD58F0-2474-4308-86BA-C8847D7ABA21@planet.nl> <57bb4779-66e3-6501-c19c-0bc2afb8fbd7@computer.org> <7EC6B8F7-133A-455A-93E8-464FF368019A@serissa.com> In-Reply-To: <7EC6B8F7-133A-455A-93E8-464FF368019A@serissa.com> From: Warner Losh Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:24:42 -0600 Message-ID: To: Lawrence Stewart Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000050d9b905a8eb08be" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Oh, things were very different. 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" --00000000000050d9b905a8eb08be Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 9:52 AM Lawrence Stewart wrote: > > > > On 2020, Jun 25, at 12:15 AM, Rich Morin wrote: > > > > https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/old_days_2.png > > > > -r > > > > The trick to these is to include one nugget of truth. If anyone asks, I= =E2=80=99m > saying the sweater part is absolutely true. > > After all, BITNET actually did work by connecting a virtual card punch to > a remote virtual card reader. > I have thousands of virtual sweaters in a drawer upstairs. They were what inspired virtual machines and the cloud after all... Warner --00000000000050d9b905a8eb08be Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


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On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 9:52 AM Lawre= nce Stewart <stewart@serissa.com<= /a>> wrote:
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> On 2020, Jun 25, at 12:15 AM, Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> wrote:
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> https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/old_days_2.png
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> -r
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The trick to these is to include one nugget of truth.=C2=A0 If anyone asks,= I=E2=80=99m saying the sweater part is absolutely true.

After all, BITNET actually did work by connecting a virtual card punch to a= remote virtual card reader.

I have tho= usands of virtual sweaters in a drawer upstairs. They were what inspired vi= rtual machines and the cloud after all...=C2=A0

Wa= rner
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