From: Warren Toomey via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org>
To: Royce Williams <royce@techsolvency.com>
Cc: tuhs@tuhs.org
Subject: [TUHS] Re: "Webster's Second on the Head of a Pin"?
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:37:23 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Z3HrQ24VdAiT9cxz@minnie.tuhs.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+E3k904rDBqwoiJeDES8d_hQrv9A-SZR2p9uw-mJETYzQ06RQ@mail.gmail.com>
On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 05:53:48PM -0900, Royce Williams wrote:
> Someone I know is seeking the original version of an internal Bell Labs
> memo from 1974 titled "Webster's Second on the Head of a Pin" by Morris
> and Thompson. The topic appears to be related to improving the speed of
> lookups or search. It's cited in a few papers as "Unpublished Technical
> Memo, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 1974." All I can find online
> is citations. Any leads appreciated!
Doug McIlroy sent me a copy, it's now here:
https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Documentation/TechReports/Bell_Labs/PinheadWebster.pdf
Thanks Doug!
Warren
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-12-30 0:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-12-29 2:53 [TUHS] " Royce Williams
2024-12-29 13:44 ` [TUHS] " Douglas McIlroy
2024-12-30 21:13 ` sjenkin
2024-12-31 16:37 ` Chet Ramey via TUHS
2025-01-01 15:02 ` Douglas McIlroy
2025-01-01 18:11 ` Rik Farrow
2025-01-02 3:05 ` Douglas McIlroy
2025-01-02 14:28 ` Chet Ramey via TUHS
2025-01-02 14:22 ` Chet Ramey via TUHS
2025-01-02 18:13 ` Rik Farrow
2025-01-02 19:47 ` Chet Ramey via TUHS
2024-12-29 16:05 ` Douglas McIlroy
2025-03-10 22:55 ` James Johnston
2025-03-11 0:23 ` Douglas McIlroy
2025-03-11 14:47 ` Jeff Johnson
2025-03-12 12:41 ` Douglas McIlroy
2024-12-30 0:37 ` Warren Toomey via TUHS [this message]
2024-12-30 2:07 ` Royce Williams
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