From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.3 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RDNS_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: (qmail 32297 invoked from network); 19 Mar 2020 21:32:30 -0000 Received-SPF: pass (minnie.tuhs.org: domain of minnie.tuhs.org designates 45.79.103.53 as permitted sender) receiver=inbox.vuxu.org; client-ip=45.79.103.53 envelope-from= Received: from unknown (HELO minnie.tuhs.org) (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTP; 19 Mar 2020 21:32:30 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E0DC99D55A; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:32:26 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15F3A9D535; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:32:11 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 6D9089CD7C; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:32:02 +1000 (AEST) Received: from viclamta12p.bpe.bigpond.com (viclamta12p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.76]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5A6FB9CD73; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:32:01 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.26.4]) by viclafep12p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20200319213159.OJZZ6815.viclafep12p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com>; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:31:59 +1100 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedugedrudefledgudeggecutefuodetggdotefrodftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemucfupfevtfgpvffgnffuvffttedpqfgfvfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecugedttdenucenucfjughrpeffhffvufgjkfhffgggtgesthdttddttdervdenucfhrhhomhepffgrvhgvucfjohhrshhfrghllhcuoegurghvvgeshhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgqeenucfkphepuddutddrudeguddrudelfedrvdeffeenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedtnecurfgrrhgrmhephhgvlhhopegrnhgvuhhrihhnrdhhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrghdpihhnvghtpeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefpdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepoegurghvvgeshhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgqedprhgtphhtthhopeeotghofhhfsehtuhhhshdrohhrgheqpdhrtghpthhtohepoehtuhhhshesthhuhhhsrdhorhhgqe X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (5.8.418) id 5E72B931002FA66F; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:31:58 +1100 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 02JLVvwn021627; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:31:57 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id 02JLVvrM021624; Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:31:57 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:31:57 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: Computer Old Farts Followers In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <202003132331.02DNVaxN061501@tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU> <7ec47fd97b1a3d383ffed428f21f5287@firemail.cc> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: [TUHS] The most surprising Unix programs 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" On Thu, 19 Mar 2020, Mike Markowski wrote: >> I've been using my trusty HP-42S for so long that I can hardly remember >> how to use a "normal" calculator :-) > > When my classmate's calculator died during an engineering exam, he asked > if he could borrow my spare. I handed him my HP 32s and after a minute > he whispered, "Where's the equals key?" He gave my calculator back. > :-) I did that to a financial controller in a previous life; she was not amused... Hey, it was the only calculator that I had! I could see her helplessly looking for the "=" key, then I took pity on her. -- Dave