Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ginosko!uunet!cme!libes From: libes@cme.nbs.gov (Don Libes) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: UNIX history made easy Summary: RTFLWU Message-ID: <1662@muffin.cme.nbs.gov> Date: 3 Oct 89 15:25:40 GMT References:<20226@usc.edu> <17085@rpp386.cactus.org> <1858@texsun.Central.Sun.COM> <17090@rpp386.cactus.org> <1989Oct2.205642.5715@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us> Reply-To: libes@cme.nist.gov (Don Libes) Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology Lines: 8 In article <1989Oct2.205642.5715@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us> johnl@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us (John R. Levine) writes: >So what's the real reason early versions printed a semicolon before login: ? This question is answered by the monthly posting of "Frequently Asked Questions about UNIX" which suggests that you read "Life With UNIX". According to its index, ";login:" is explained on page 204. Don Libes libes@cme.nist.gov ...!uunet!cme-durer!libes