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, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 28183 invoked from network); 3 Nov 2020 15:49:37 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 3 Nov 2020 15:49:37 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 9BB479D5D3; Wed, 4 Nov 2020 01:49:30 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 114289D572; Wed, 4 Nov 2020 01:48:52 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (1024-bit key; secure) header.d=mxes.net header.i=@mxes.net header.b="lcDMXMeB"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E6AEB9D572; Wed, 4 Nov 2020 01:48:48 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 486 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at minnie.tuhs.org; Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:48:47 AEST Received: from fbo-4.mxes.net (fbo-4.mxes.net [198.205.123.79]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AC2CC9D541 for ; Wed, 4 Nov 2020 01:48:47 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp-out-3.mxes.net (smtp-out-3.mxes.net [198.205.123.68]) by fbi-4.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 426E7759E7 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 2020 10:40:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from Customer-MUA (mua.mxes.net [10.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6B0767599D for ; Tue, 3 Nov 2020 10:40:39 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mxes.net; s=mta; t=1604418040; bh=6lm31sZR5cWjjVQJ/euI+iilC56omR3ntgabKDH7ICw=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:Reply-To:From; b=lcDMXMeBTkU2I/JGjGo54iwCujx7saa1non2gr1wuIPkp35+zx9x+wfpeEmZaiPqB UnriN4W1ukndN6juCJp46SJVL723g5VcA1xfbSDnlOhakRi7Vv0stbrvXcvXwV4TO1 wjP8cBn9kFRNk1FcdBuy3V5mwLCix4+Q+VVtT1kw= From: "Ron Natalie" To: tuhs@tuhs.org Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:40:37 +0000 Message-Id: User-Agent: eM_Client/8.0.3494.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------=_MB74CFBC1A-7D65-4249-B285-BB8BB7901D55" X-Sent-To: Subject: [TUHS] /usr/bin/1 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: , Reply-To: Ron Natalie Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --------=_MB74CFBC1A-7D65-4249-B285-BB8BB7901D55 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This memory just came back to me. There was a UNIX disribution =0A(PWB/= UNIX?) that had a program called 1.=0AIt printed tis quaint bit of propagan= da.=0A=0AOne Bell System. It works.=0A=0AThis was fine until one day I=E2= =80=99m at work in a big bull pen computer room =0Awhen Bernie, one of my c= o-workers, shouts.=0A=E2=80=9CWhat=E2=80=99s all this Bell System crud in t= he editor?=E2=80=9D=0A=0AMy reaction is, =E2=80=9CWell, it=E2=80=99s all Be= ll System crud.=E2=80=9D I walk over to his =0Aterminal and find he is t= yping 1 repeatedly at the shell prompt and =0Agetting the above message. (= This was back in the old /bin/ed days where =0A1 got you to the top of the= file). I had to point out he wasn=E2=80=99t in =0Athe editor.=0A=0ALate= r that day, the program was changed to say:=0A=0AYou=E2=80=99re not in the= editor, Bernie.=0A=0AThis I think made it into one of the BRL releases and= occassionally got =0Ainquiries as to who Bernie is.=0A --------=_MB74CFBC1A-7D65-4249-B285-BB8BB7901D55 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0A=0A=0A=0AThis mem= ory just came back to me. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 There was a UNIX disribution (PWB/U= NIX?) that had a program called 1.
It printed tis quaint bit of propaga= nda.

One Bell System. =C2=A0It works.
=
This was fine until one day I=E2=80=99m at work in a big b= ull pen computer room when Bernie, one of my co-workers, shouts.
= =E2=80=9CWhat=E2=80=99s all this Bell System crud in the editor?=E2=80=9D

My reaction is, =E2=80=9CWell, it=E2=80=99s all B= ell System crud.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0 =C2=A0I walk over to his terminal and find = he is typing 1 repeatedly at the shell prompt and getting the above messag= e. =C2=A0(This was back in the old /bin/ed days where 1 got you to the top= of the file). =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I had to point out he wasn=E2=80=99t in the edi= tor.

Later that day, the program was changed to= say:

You=E2=80=99re not in the editor, Bernie.

This I think made it into one of the BRL releases = and occassionally got inquiries as to who Bernie is.

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