There really was an NB which stood for New B. It's wasn't a joke. ;-) Priscilla At 07:11 PM 5/31/01, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote: >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 ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=6686&t=6686 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
