Wow, this mailing list sure attracts all kinds. Can we end this topic now? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 1:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: another OT: why you UNIX guys look down on we NT guys? > [7:6790] > > > What was your point ? That Multics sucks , and by the same > token, therefore > Unix sucks and NT/W2K rules !!! At least, NT/W2K was based on > a working > operating system. Anyone of you notice that Unix is all about > ego ? If Unix > is finished in 1 month, why are there still people working on > it ? On the > other hand, if Unix is perfect, why the hell are people > working on it ? If > Unix promotes innovation, why is nobody using it ? Would you > trust you ATM > machine to Linux ? > > > > ""Jim Dixon"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > THE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE B > > > > ABSTRACT > > B is a computer language designed by D. M. Ritchie and K. > L. Thompson, for > > primarily non-numeric applications such as system programming. These > > typically involve complex logical decision-making, and processing of > > integers, characters, and bit strings. On the H6070 TSS > system, B programs > > are usually much easier to write and understand than > assembly language > > programs, and object code efficiency is almost as good. > Implementation of > > simple TSS subsystems is an especially appropriate use for B. This > technical > > report contains a description of the MH-TSS (Honeywell > 6070) version of B > > (by S. C. Johnson), and a tutorial introduction to most of > the features of > > the language (by B. W. Kernighan). > > > > Ken Thompson > > The principal inventor of the Unix operating system and author of > > the B language, the predecessor of C. > > > > In the early days Ken used to hand-cut Unix distribution > tapes, often with > a > > note that read "Love, ken". Old-timers still use his first > name (sometimes > > uncapitalised, because it's a login name and mail address) > in third-person > > reference; it is widely understood (on Usenet in > particular) that without > a > > last name "Ken" refers only to Ken Thompson. Similarly, > Dennis without > last > > name means Dennis Ritchie (and he is often known as dmr). > > > > Ken was first hired to work on the Multics project, which was a huge > > production with many people working on it. Multics was > supposed to support > > hundreds of on-line logins but could barely handle three. > > > > In 1969, when Bell Labs withdrew from the project, Ken got > fed up with > > Multics and went off to write his own operating system. > People said "well, > > if zillions of people wrote Multics, then an OS written by > one guy must be > > Unix!". There was some joking about eunichs as well. > > > > Ken's wife Bonnie and son Corey (then 18 months old) went > to visit family > in > > San Diego. Ken spent one week each on the kernel, file > system, etc., and > > finished UNIX in one month along with developing SPACEWAR (or was it > "Space > > Travel"?). > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Howard C. Berkowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 5:40 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: another OT: why you UNIX guys look down on we NT guys? > > [7:6675] > > > > > > >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). Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=6793&t=6793 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
