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=6790&t=6790 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
