Hi Damian, At 2024-04-19T07:06:26+1000, Damian McGuckin wrote: > The original MM was done by John Mashey and D.W. Smith from Bell Labs > at Piscataway. They worked on the Programmers Workbench UNIX variant > at Bell Labs. Doug can enlighten you on where that fells into the > overall Bell Labs structure.
Thanks. I was vague because (1) I wasn't super clear on who besides Mashey and Smith were involved (for some reason my brain wants to involve Todd Dolotta with them, but that might not be correct); (2) I don't have a diachronic perspective on mm's development from its earliest form (PWB/UNIX 1.0?) to its fossilization (DWB 3.3?) and what other contributors there were over time. Its manual saw its authorship credits decay away. I've come to expect this sort of thing from manager-driven development in a corporate environment. And (3) these sorts of details probably didn't matter for the purpose of addressing Jan's question. :) Regards, Branden
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