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Re: [TUHS] What was your "Aha, Unix!" moment?

by Doug McIlroy

For a contrast in aha moments, consider this introduction to an early Apple (Apple II, I think). When my wife got one, my natural curiosity led me to try to make "Hello world". I asked her what to use as an editor and learned it all depends on what you're editing. So I looked in the manual. First thing you do to make a C program is to set up a "project", as if it was a corporate undertaking. I found it easier to write a program in some other editor than the one for C. Bad idea. Every file had a type and that editor produced files of some type other than C program. After succumbing to the Apple straitjacket, I succeeded. Then I found "Hello world" given as an example in the manual. The code took up almost a page; real men make programs that set up their own windows. Aha, Apple! Not intended for programmers. And that didn't change until OS X. Doug

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bwk

by Larry McVoy

I miss Brian on this list. I've interacted with him over the years, the one I remember the most was I was trying to do an awk like interface to a key/value "database". I talked to him about it and he sent me ~bwk/awk which had all the original awk source and the troff source to the awk book in english and french. Ken, Doug, Rob, Steve, anyone, could you coax him onto this list? If you want me to try first I will, I don't know if he remembers me or not. But I can try and then maybe one of you follow up?

5 years, 6 months

Welcome to new TUHS subscribers

by Warren Toomey

All, we just had about a dozen new subscribers to the TUHS list. Rather than e-mail you all individually, I thought I'd use the list itself to say "Welcome!". The TUHS list generally has a high signal/noise ratio on the history of Unix, the systems and software, and anecdotes from those who used the various flavours. Occasionally, we drift a bit off-topic and I'll gently nudge the conversation back to Unix history. The list archives are at: https://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/tuhs/ and you should browse the last couple of months to get a feel for what we talk about. Cheers, Warren

5 years, 6 months

My case for video footage of the machine Ken would later use to create Unix

by Warner Losh

https://bsdimp.blogspot.com/2019/10/video-footage-of-first-pdp-7-to-run-uni… is a blog entry where I step through the evidence that the PDP-7 in The Incredible Machine video that was posted here a while ago is quite likely the PDP-7 Ken used to create Unix after its days of starting in Bell Labs films were over... Warner

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History talk in Dallas Texas October 10

by Berny Goodheart

I have “The” original first versions from John signed by him and Ken. Among a lot of other stuff….

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Old Unix and DWB manuals seeking scanning and a permanent home

by Rich Kulawiec

I've lugged these around for 35-ish years. I'd like to seem them scanned and stored someplace as permanent as can be found, so if someone/anyone could tell me how to facilitate that, I'll package them for shipping. My apologies if this has already been done and I'm simply not aware of it. I have other stuff that probably needs the same treatment, but excavating the alluvial layers that have accumulated will take time. Single small-format red binder: Unix System User Reference Manual - AT&T Bell Labs Unix System Release 2.0 including Division 452 standard and local commands October 1985 Set of four small format gray binders: Documenter's Workbench 1.0, April 1984 1. Introduction and Reference Manual, 307-150, issue 2 2. Text Formatter Reference, 307-151, issue 2 3. Macro Package Reference, 307-152 issue 2 4. Preprocessor Reference, 307-153, issue 2 Set of two slip-cased small format maroon/gray binders: Unix System V Documenters Workbench Release 2.0 1. Technical Discusion and Reference 310-005, issue 1 2. Product Overview 999-805-007IS, User Guide 999-805-006IS, Reference Card 999-805-008IS, issue 1 ---rsk

5 years, 6 months

Old Unix books

by David

I’ve got a few books I’ve just pulled off the shelf and no longer want/need. I’m hoping someone will give them a good home. UNIX System Labs Inc UNIX(r) System V Release 4 Programmers Guide: System Services and Application Packaging Tools Device Driver Interface/Driver-Kernel Interface (DDI/DKI) Reference Manual (2 copies) AT&T 3B2/3B5/3B15 Computers Assembly Programming Manual Sun Microsystems Inc (Sun Technical Reports) The UNIX System - 1985 Sun 3 Architecture - 1986 I’m willing to split postage on mailing them wherever. If you are local (San Diego) I’m willing to meet you wherever for an exchange and a coffee. David (Also posted on the cctalk mailing list)

5 years, 6 months

where are v7 manual scans? license details?

by reed＠reedmedia.net

I am surprised to not find any scans of early (pre-1980) Seventh Edition Unix Programmer's Manual. Does anyone have any? (We do have the source files and I see volume 2 manual scanned from later years.) Also where is a copy the new license introduced with v7? I have copy of 1973 and 1974. Anyone have a scanned later version? from etc/rc: echo "Restricted rights: Use, duplication, or disclosure is subject to restrictions stated in your contract with Western Electric Company, Inc." >/dev/console Thanks, Jeremy C. Reed echo Ohl zl obbx uggc://errqzrqvn.arg/obbxf/csfrafr/ | \ tr "Onoqrsuvxzabcefghl" "Babdefhikmnoprstuy"

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Re: [TUHS] History talk in Dallas Texas October 10

by jnc＠mercury.lcs.mit.edu

> From: Lars Brinkhoff > There was no 635 at Project MAC, was there? I seem to recall reading about one. And in: https://multicians.org/chrono.html there's this entry: "08/65 GE 635 delivered to Project MAC". Clicking on the 'GE 635' link leads to "MIT's GE-635 system was installed on the ninth floor of 545 Tech Square in 1965, and used to support a simulated 645 until the real hardware was delivered." Noel

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History talk in Dallas Texas October 10

by reed＠reedmedia.net

The Dallas Ft. Worth UNIX Users Group will be highlighting the 50th anniversary on October 10, November 14, and maybe in December. http://www.dfwuug.org/wiki/Main/Welcome I will be presenting about the early history next week and then about BSD-specific history in November. Any of you in the DFW area? Any suggestions on anyone local to invite? I am also looking for anyone local who can display old hardware or materials at the event. I only have some old books and training materials from 1980's. Does anyone have scanned copies of early Lions commentary? (Not the 2000 printing, unless it looks identical, please let me know.) I will try to share my slides to this list by end of this week. (I did look at an early draft of Warner's slides, but didn't look at his final slides nor watch his presentation yet. My presentation is from scratch for now.) Jeremy C. Reed echo Ohl zl obbx uggc://errqzrqvn.arg/obbxf/csfrafr/ | \ tr "Onoqrsuvxzabcefghl" "Babdefhikmnoprstuy"

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