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Date: Tue, 14-Aug-84 21:58:00 EDT
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ea!mwm    Aug 14 20:58:00 1984

Just want to correct some comments about Unix:

/***** ea:net.micro / sri-arpa!ARPA /  5:55 am  Aug 11, 1984 */
> The file name is limited to 14 letters, numbers, `-', `.', no extension, no 
> version number (except as part of the name).

No, the only characters you can't get into a file name on Unix are NULL
(asii 0) and '/'. Anything (control chars, chars with the bucky bit on,
and *spaces*) else is legal. On the most current research distribution
available to the public (4.2BSD), file names are 255 (256) characters long.

> Infinite online help, if you happen to guess the right keyword.  No other search
>	mechanism.  MUST always have manuals within reach.

Once again, 4.2BSD fixes this. Man -k does a keyword search over the table
of contents (sort of).
/* ---------- */

I don't think Unix is perfect either - I think it is showing it's age
badly. It's also the best OS I've run into that I could buy.

	  

		
		
		
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