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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,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 2ecfaa70 for ; Wed, 5 Feb 2020 15:12:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 465A99CC2A; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 01:12:53 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 343369CC07; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 01:12:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C5C679CC07; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 01:12:36 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 431 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at minnie.tuhs.org; Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:12:36 AEST Received: from cfcl.com (cpepool4cmts2-144.sanbrunocable.com [24.143.248.144]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84E209CB14 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 01:12:36 +1000 (AEST) Received: from spot.local (spot.local [IPv6:fe80::187c:265a:b970:81f8]) by cfcl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 238FD8F857F for ; Wed, 5 Feb 2020 07:05:25 -0800 (PST) From: Rich Morin Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 13.0 \(3608.40.2.2.4\)) Message-Id: Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 07:05:24 -0800 To: TUHS X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3608.40.2.2.4) Subject: [TUHS] keyboards and command names 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" I have always suspected that the brevity of the Unix command names was = strongly influenced by the clunky keyboards on the teletypes that were being = used. Can anyone confirm, deny, and/or comment on this? -r