Re: learning Unix, was progress in e-mail, such as AOL [message #352977] |
Wed, 20 September 2017 15:54 |
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Originally posted by: Bob Eager
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 16:47:46 +0000, Huge wrote:
> Yes, but all Babs does is whinge (incorrectly) about how terrible modern
> computers are and (incorrectly) how much better TOPS10 was. As a former
> DEC-head, I'd love to know about TOPS10, but I don't think I've ever
> learned a single thing from one of her postings.
You should have asked me! I used it...
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Using UNIX since v6 (1975)...
Use the BIG mirror service in the UK:
http://www.mirrorservice.org
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Re: learning Unix, was progress in e-mail, such as AOL [message #353033 is a reply to message #352977] |
Thu, 21 September 2017 10:03 |
jmfbahciv
Messages: 6173 Registered: March 2012
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Bob Eager wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 16:47:46 +0000, Huge wrote:
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>> Yes, but all Babs does is whinge (incorrectly) about how terrible modern
>> computers are and (incorrectly) how much better TOPS10 was. As a former
>> DEC-head, I'd love to know about TOPS10, but I don't think I've ever
>> learned a single thing from one of her postings.
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> You should have asked me! I used it...
He always has a "not" in front of anything I write about DEC
and OS development even though I was around when and where things
happened and did some of the work.
/BAH
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Re: learning Unix, was progress in e-mail, such as AOL [message #353065 is a reply to message #352977] |
Thu, 21 September 2017 16:54 |
Peter Flass
Messages: 8375 Registered: December 2011
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Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 16:47:46 +0000, Huge wrote:
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>> Yes, but all Babs does is whinge (incorrectly) about how terrible modern
>> computers are and (incorrectly) how much better TOPS10 was. As a former
>> DEC-head, I'd love to know about TOPS10, but I don't think I've ever
>> learned a single thing from one of her postings.
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> You should have asked me! I used it...
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Yes, nice system.
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Pete
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