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=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,MIME_QP_LONG_LINE,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 f7a29a29 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 21:25:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 732719B8C9; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:25:36 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3853B94811; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:25:15 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3B77C94811; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:25:13 +1000 (AEST) Received: from zimbra.anteil.com (zimbra.anteil.com [67.110.179.138]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA21694742 for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:25:12 +1000 (AEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.anteil.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1813B3EAE9D; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:25:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from zimbra.anteil.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.anteil.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id vpw+edowyEWZ; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:25:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.100.113] (unknown [192.168.100.113]) by zimbra.anteil.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id BAF931005B; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:25:10 -0400 (EDT) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-331BCDB4-2886-4B49-B643-F2228BA8B178 Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) From: Jim Capp X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (16G102) In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:25:10 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: References: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> To: SPC 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: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --Apple-Mail-331BCDB4-2886-4B49-B643-F2228BA8B178 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My =E2=80=9Caha=E2=80=9D moment was the discovery of man pages and the reali= zation that the design of the entire system, from inodes to tty drivers were= freely available at my fingertips for perusal.=20 It was like having an operating system design course =E2=80=9Con-line=E2=80=9D= , and what a beautiful design!!! Cheers, Jim > On Oct 10, 2019, at 5:11 PM, SPC wrote: >=20 >=20 > El jue., 10 oct. 2019 22:56, Warren Toomey escribi=C3=B3: >>=20 >> 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? >>=20 >> Mine was: Oh, I can: >> + write a simple script >=20 >=20 > Me too. But in adittion and specially: >=20 > + the availability of the C compiler > + syslog >=20 > Regards > Sergio Pedraja >=20 --Apple-Mail-331BCDB4-2886-4B49-B643-F2228BA8B178 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My =E2= =80=9Caha=E2=80=9D moment was the discovery of man pages and the realization= that the design of the entire system, from inodes to tty drivers were freel= y available at my fingertips for perusal. 

It was like having an operating system design course =E2= =80=9Con-line=E2=80=9D, and what a beautiful design!!!

Cheers,

Jim


On Oct 10,= 2019, at 5:11 PM, SPC <spedraja@gm= ail.com> wrote:


=
El jue., 10= oct. 2019 22:56, Warren Toomey <wkt@tuhs= .org> escribi=C3=B3:

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

Me too. But in adittion and specially:

+ the availability of the C compi= ler
+ syslog

Regards
Sergio Pedraja

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