From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 671d7c92 for ; Sat, 30 Jun 2018 22:20:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id DC5DE9E5C6; Sun, 1 Jul 2018 08:20:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4CE5A1815; Sun, 1 Jul 2018 08:19:51 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=yaccman.com header.i=@yaccman.com header.b=g4rL03ph; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 94B1C9E5C2; Sun, 1 Jul 2018 04:43:45 +1000 (AEST) Received: from hapkido.dreamhost.com (hapkido.dreamhost.com [66.33.216.122]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DEF289E5C1 for ; Sun, 1 Jul 2018 04:43:44 +1000 (AEST) Received: from homiemail-a92.g.dreamhost.com (sub5.mail.dreamhost.com [208.113.200.129]) by hapkido.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6935A8BC52 for ; Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:43:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from homiemail-a92.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a92.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2A63801B032; Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:43:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=yaccman.com; h=message-id :from:to:in-reply-to:subject:date:content-type:mime-version; s= yaccman.com; bh=BTwYZ5XIc9IN1gGDqxRUa5Bihb8=; b=g4rL03ph/fdSDISi fG28BSX9s1HNhcTnuMQxqhdrkmsdCTsXRihgRhwJzM3In3aTP92PFUoxNQDsK5xt prpDzJhd+AWGYTAFPaXCDaoYWv6ckg2ymxPNq2X817WKFwEttprVBVU0mKUQiVbk do0Ach+EP5mHYV9AVVMNkeNY058= Received: from localhost (alc-nat.dreamhost.com [66.33.206.8]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: scj@yaccman.com) by homiemail-a92.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B220D801B003; Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:43:43 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: From: "Steve Johnson" To: "Jon Forrest" , tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailer: Atmail 7.8.0.2 X-Originating-IP: 68.65.225.230 in-reply-to: <256ad6e7-ad2f-a56f-7873-d0d3a382dc06@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:43:43 -0700 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_4bbe611911dda453bbc2d7abac3b87ce" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 01 Jul 2018 08:19:50 +1000 Subject: Re: [TUHS] Any Good dmr Anecdotes? X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 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" --=_4bbe611911dda453bbc2d7abac3b87ce Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Another DMR memory.=C2=A0=C2=A0 We typically worked in the "Unix Room" u= p in=0Athe attic, where there were a number of terminals and (at the tim= e)=0Aone phone line.=C2=A0 I remember overhearing Dennis talking on the= phone=0Aquite patiently with a guy from another location who wanted som= e=0Afeature added to C or Unix (don't remember which).=C2=A0 Dennis expl= ained=0Aseveral time why the feature was difficult to implement, wouldn'= t=0Asolve his problem, and could, in some cases, lock up the operating= =0Asystem.=C2=A0=C2=A0 The guy on the other end kept arguing.=C2=A0=C2= =A0 Finally Dennis=0Asuggested that he arrange a meeting so we could bet= ter understand the=0Aproblem and get some other ideas on how to solve it= .=C2=A0=C2=A0 "Oh, I=0Acouldn't do that!=C2=A0 We have to make a decisio= n by 5PM today!"=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=0ADennis sighed and said "You mean, t= his problem is so important and=0Aurgent that you don't have time to thi= nk about it?"=0A=0A----- Original Message -----=0AFrom: "Jon Forrest" =0ATo:=0ACc:=0ASent:Fri, 29 Jun 20= 18 18:45:25 -0700=0ASubject:Re: [TUHS] Any Good dmr Anecdotes?=0A=0A In= the early 1980s my girlfriend (now my wife) and I were visiting=0A Bell= Lab's Murray Hill research facility where a friend of mine=0A worked. M= y friend had nothing to do with Unix, but I asked him=0A to take us by t= he area where the Unix work was being done.=0A=0A What my wife still rem= embers to this day is when we saw Dennis=0A Ritchie sitting at a termina= l, with about 7 guys surrounding him.=0A They were all giggling loudly a= t something on the screen. My wife=0A couldn't understand what could be= so funny to cause all those guys to=0A react that way.=0A=0A Jon Forres= t=0A --=_4bbe611911dda453bbc2d7abac3b87ce Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Another DMR memory.=C2=A0=C2=A0 We typically worked in the "Unix= Room" up in the attic, where there were a number of terminals and (at t= he time) one phone line.=C2=A0 I remember overhearing Dennis talking on= the phone quite patiently with a guy from another location who wanted s= ome feature added to C or Unix (don't remember which).=C2=A0 Dennis expl= ained several time why the feature was difficult to implement, wouldn't= solve his problem, and could, in some cases, lock up the operating syst= em.=C2=A0=C2=A0 The guy on the other end kept arguing.=C2=A0=C2=A0 Final= ly Dennis suggested that he arrange a meeting so we could better underst= and the problem and get some other ideas on how to solve it.=C2=A0=C2=A0= "Oh, I couldn't do that!=C2=A0 We have to make a decision by 5PM today!= "=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Dennis sighed and said "You mean, this problem is so= important and urgent that you don't have time to think about it?"


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Re: [TUHS] Any Good dmr Ane= cdotes?



=0AIn the early 1980s my girlfriend (now my wife)= and I were visiting
=0ABell Lab's Murray Hill research facility wher= e a friend of mine
=0Aworked. My friend had nothing to do with Unix,= but I asked him
=0Ato take us by the area where the Unix work was be= ing done.

=0AWhat my wife still remembers to this day is when we= saw Dennis
=0ARitchie sitting at a terminal, with about 7 guys surro= unding him.
=0AThey were all giggling loudly at something on the scre= en. My wife
=0Acouldn't understand what could be so funny to cause al= l those guys to
=0Areact that way.

=0AJon Forrest
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