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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 14630 invoked from network); 21 Nov 2022 09:57:01 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (50.116.15.146) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 21 Nov 2022 09:57:01 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF68640ED7; Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:56:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: from wout3-smtp.messagingengine.com (wout3-smtp.messagingengine.com [64.147.123.19]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D57904098C for ; Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:56:34 +1000 (AEST) Received: from compute5.internal (compute5.nyi.internal [10.202.2.45]) by mailout.west.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01C3432003CE for ; Mon, 21 Nov 2022 04:56:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from mailfrontend1 ([10.202.2.162]) by compute5.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 21 Nov 2022 04:56:34 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=papnet.eu; h=cc :content-type:date:date:from:from:in-reply-to:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:reply-to:sender:subject :subject:to:to; s=fm1; t=1669024593; x=1669110993; bh=uzB1sPyf6x O0qbgWXHh5UaS3mPRV3vO3tI6Jbfovb8s=; b=mg+5rKK+jxkKGKRg1p/4PT5sbG ldcmXhNJlUy1RnYblRZhkLSxnlICxtkZYfCI74InwsF1jjBEivRywQ6OedHoUMlW ZeJSjOmm5C4wHhFXZPzqn9wKT9/FuWfGalqgZWLD61fNowWxzugADcqgfeY7U4aE UY4Cd+AhiN7VZq8eH+K/Q8tBaX+HIBnG5VeHkSRRYWsjVPYm9fsTI5hMj4sV1U2x gCW3OYhnVbniG2pAwjRQCXEVaOeoJC+4oVwRC8ITSPqtXfXWUwh+b5mtt0nvwjLQ OGVxMIwpV8Xclxr2VGiYaZ/J2N77T5GWM81QjZRUnFQ/df3jHtGQgVVIn2oQ== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-type:date:date:feedback-id :feedback-id:from:from:in-reply-to:in-reply-to:message-id :mime-version:references:reply-to:sender:subject:subject:to:to :x-me-proxy:x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s= fm1; t=1669024593; x=1669110993; bh=uzB1sPyf6xO0qbgWXHh5UaS3mPRV 3vO3tI6Jbfovb8s=; b=TZ5y6KMx58aR4FmGilhao3DJ30vm5uSMN4Bksv8hL4z6 1jSzGcmJK3m/bbHcoeHGPJOs4Zw87Ij6JgnPWUIMnQ5SR86REgIUG+xdHsauCFUu 7oCrKtByfY+ImgIOs9vpmYbd8CPAToKlUSzrND3aCWZbJgki0wb/CU2VfC+CqVfB vOb5uJPpOqH6/N4M2jb96H/aNvmXdb/ouLZQSt58pGK+0ESqc6oMovTHW9TrkEzo yQTwz/xjx+sb8vSOaFOCSln7lZAZKkyttMvL7pVFqf3oIOtowh1LdxMVNtk+1fr6 KuYof/8HDZqB5ovueJtSDaiB3dveC1FNUwzXNDz6yQ== X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Received: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedvgedrheeigddtlecutefuodetggdotefrodftvf curfhrohhfihhlvgemucfhrghsthforghilhdpqfgfvfdpuffrtefokffrpgfnqfghnecu uegrihhlohhuthemuceftddtnecunecujfgurhepfffhvffukfhfgggtuggjsehttdertd dttddvnecuhfhrohhmpeetnhhgvghlohcurfgrphgvnhhhohhffhcuoegrrghpsehprghp nhgvthdrvghuqeenucggtffrrghtthgvrhhnpefghfeugfeiteeuvdfghfdugedvteelhf ffhfevtdefudefvdetueetudetudegvdenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedtnecurfgr rhgrmhepmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpegrrghpsehprghpnhgvthdrvghu X-ME-Proxy: Feedback-ID: i47c14439:Fastmail Received: by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA for ; Mon, 21 Nov 2022 04:56:32 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:56:29 +0100 From: Angelo Papenhoff To: tuhs@tuhs.org Message-ID: References: <27941134744AD184AC73F12C29DE3471.for-standards-violators@oclsc.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <27941134744AD184AC73F12C29DE3471.for-standards-violators@oclsc.org> Message-ID-Hash: XJSRTX6RPUGTCCTPDIOPL2GT3K4K3ADZ X-Message-ID-Hash: XJSRTX6RPUGTCCTPDIOPL2GT3K4K3ADZ X-MailFrom: aap@papnet.eu X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; header-match-tuhs.tuhs.org-0; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: /usr/mdec List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: I was also wondering! My theory was that it stands for Magtape & DECtape, but not sure. Perhaps ken remembers? aap On 20/11/22, Norman Wilson wrote: > I'm curious about the origin of the directory name /usr/mdec. > (I am reminded of it because I've noticed that it lives on in > at least one of the BSDs.) > > I had a vague notion that it meant `DEC maintenance' but that > seems a bit clumsy to describe a place holding boot blocks. > > A random web board suggests it meant `magnetic DECtape.' > That's certainly not true by the time I came along, when it > contained the master copy of the disk boot block(s). > But I suppose it could have meant that early on and > the name just carried forward. > > A quick skim of the V1-V7 manuals doesn't explain the name. > > Anyone have any clearer memories than I do? Doug or Ken or > anyone who was there when it was coined, do you still recall? > > Norman Wilson > Toronto ON