Basic Computer Programming Language, which became B, which became C. >B and New B. > >Priscilla > >At 06:39 PM 5/31/01, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote: >> >Want to make any UNIX-head apoplex? Remind them that DOS is UNIX subset. >>>The multi-tasking & multi-threaded functions were dropped because there >>>weren't enough bits in the registers for the Intel 8088. These were added >>>back in when the hardware for PC's was available. However, they did add >>>better mnemonics for the UNIX commands so 'ls' became 'dir'. 'Easy' >>>translates to 'stupid' somehow. But even so it's UNIX! DOS is UNIX! >>>tee-hee. >>> >>>DOS clowns. >>>UNIX dweebs. >>>NT geeks. >>>Cisco nerds. >>>Where's Diane Arbus when we need her? >>> >>>- susan >> >> >>Get back to the origins of the name UNIX. Pronounced aloud, is there >>an English word that comes to mind? >> >>The ancestor of UNIX is MULTICS. UNIX is castrated MULTICS. >> >>Extra credit for the two predecessors of C. (No, the first one isn't A). >________________________ > >Priscilla Oppenheimer >http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=6682&t=6682 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
