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=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 17431 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2021 04:28:47 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 6 Dec 2021 04:28:47 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 1D94B9CF41; Mon, 6 Dec 2021 14:28:43 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08DBB9CEED; Mon, 6 Dec 2021 14:26:51 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="BC/qtv1x"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 6402A9CD84; Mon, 6 Dec 2021 14:25:24 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-pl1-f173.google.com (mail-pl1-f173.google.com [209.85.214.173]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 195789CD6D; Mon, 6 Dec 2021 14:25:23 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-pl1-f173.google.com with SMTP id n8so6260800plf.4; Sun, 05 Dec 2021 20:25:23 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=wCguabBd+PWSSFVni06Xmw05lsWrCq+ML3qDRdWFdNY=; b=BC/qtv1xzPOp2V+j6HMgen06pntfb+0VvvgqDvrRwSJU0+e4MFLpV9zDRf6ZHLJkma ArXkISZ5AM5Nl8eunGmx9wT7c7c9PoqPxo8rBDsqJ7cHAsgducSIHkZEVpTrhfxuYRaY djDk339V1ZuFMS4K7MlWjStDnToXNyeZmW17HguaP8sikzqVk7vlWLLNiZMlG2iQCuk1 7PbcbPBkDVtjzxbziGoqvMk98UrIi2rqCMKKdk3TNIfW4Y4gdhKBhRjzYsIStHAmZWnS jBeK+rBvY5xbFE1DX1LwtgzRgZYEhKEzULAxEI8aVwS3FQNU+WNlr5DZNhemzQoLtzEt Pkmw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=wCguabBd+PWSSFVni06Xmw05lsWrCq+ML3qDRdWFdNY=; b=xEH7aX4IRxCExBYlfTFckcUNWrLk9nI70vdrJVVY/OyMJCUDNKP2jhh6H4gLTxaeIv oyUUxnJeEnXIx8+c565nGLJnE8mUmW4rOLl8xoCELyCTOzATBaPKIT01i8UlKE9BdQNz hKeXHM1//EBe+IiTASAeNhf27TQUrB9jZRhwXR+2agNBidpTqYQQZpk0oxbFZtUdUZio W5azw0g/Mw2kcc3yWDKF8ksns34Omrdwlo2ZXO8FdK0S0L9PHIeQoeCs6OsjosFdOf0z 71b1n/yU6qmf0mLwTERJ+TUqEvCa59FkxPdU1uGyB1UZ4lpyoZVE0s9jbv6QThD7fHww SW9Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5317GwbBZM3aSnnfZhd0+cZfJ5uKK4Pd31KGoJzva4CL67HWsgLI du29rSZZKpjXaiNklk2oCX96Lw0KpE3gfkLDIZo= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwPeEvb5Mx1h9M4F9BMm0AHUVyTqhCIVPxJzhYJSiWV4JGmbQrV/z8juGORCEKCNRDVGE8OZoR73rZHcuPsIwM= X-Received: by 2002:a17:90b:1293:: with SMTP id fw19mr34444586pjb.155.1638764722341; Sun, 05 Dec 2021 20:25:22 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Adam Thornton Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2021 21:25:11 -0700 Message-ID: To: Douglas McIlroy , The Eunuchs Hysterical Society , Computer Old Farts Followers Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000254a1c05d272a559" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Book Recommendation 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" --000000000000254a1c05d272a559 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Probably time to move this to COFF, but along the line of Fission for Program Comprehension.... I wonder how many of you don't know about Don Lancaster. Pioneer in home computing back when that meant something, inventor of a very low cost 1970s video terminal (the TV Typewriter), tremendously skilled hacker, brilliant guy. Also still alive, lives a couple hours away from me in Safford, AZ, and has been doing fantastic research on Native American hanging canals for the last couple decades. Anyway: he wrote a magnificent piece on how to understand a (6502) program from its disassembly, which reminded me of Gibbons's work: https://www.tinaja.com/ebooks/tearing_rework.pdf I don't think Don ever had a lot of crossover with the more academic world of Unix people, but he's one of my heroes and I have learned a hell of a lot from his works. Adam --000000000000254a1c05d272a559 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Probably time to move this to COFF, but

along the line of Fission for Program Comprehen= sion....

I wonder how many of you don't know a= bout Don Lancaster.

Pioneer in home computing back= when that meant something, inventor of a very low cost 1970s video termina= l (the TV Typewriter), tremendously skilled hacker, brilliant guy.

Also still alive, lives a couple hours away from me in Saf= ford, AZ, and has been doing fantastic research on Native American hanging = canals for the last couple decades.

Anyway: he wro= te a magnificent piece on how to understand a (6502) program from its disas= sembly, which reminded me of Gibbons's work: https://www.tinaja.com/ebooks/tearing_re= work.pdf

I don't think Don ever had a lot = of crossover with the more academic world of Unix people, but he's one = of my heroes and I have learned a hell of a lot from his works.
<= br>
Adam
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