> B and New B. Not new b but bpcl (and i believe it's earlier than 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 -- HoraPe --- Horacio J. Peqa [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=6693&t=6693 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
