On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:43:12 +1000, Andrew Rowley wrote: > >> ... I'm astonished and dismayed to >> think that fork() is realized (sometimes) by sending imaginary cards >> through an imaginary card reader. >... >Unix is sending everything through an imaginary teletypewriter, is there >a difference? :-) > There is a difference. When I code a UNIX script I don't feel constrained by the characteristics of an antique device. I needn't be concerned lest my command lines exceed 71 characters requiring me to resort to splitting them and employing a bizarre and onerous continuation convention.
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