14 Aug
2024
14 Aug
'24
4:35 a.m.
On Tuesday, August 13th, 2024 at 11:15 AM, arnold(a)skeeve.com <arnold(a)skeeve.com>
wrote:
BWK certainly does --- there are some pictures in his
memoirs, including
some Unix pens I found in Israel and sent to him, many, many moons ago.
Clem Cole clemc(a)ccc.com wrote:
> Outstanding. IIRC Dennis used to have a collection of unices people sent
> him. Some of them were pretty interesting. The logo on thet umbrella
> makes me think that was one he had, but I can not tell you what it was
> from. FWIW: The only one I found is a tube of super glue:
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CIhuRZl5dnI7yNo5pBO3PWh1gI_OLVAk/view?usp=…
>
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 9:48 AM Dan Cross crossd(a)gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I thought some may appreciate the linked photo: Unix spotted near Mumbai
> > Central Railway Station, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India.
> > https://photos.app.goo.gl/acTTsfvYt5suP4wS6
> >
> > - Dan C.
The relevant pages on dmr's Bell Labs page:
https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/otherunix.html
I think of his collection of "diverse" UNIX variants whenever I see something
particularly out of place in an auction search for UNIX stuff. Among other things, UNIX
is a popular abbreviation for unisex, so I often find myself combing through auctions for
tshirts and shoes while trying to find computing history...
- Matt G.
P.S. Lumping in the bwk memoirs plug, purchased a copy not too long ago and I found it a
great read, certainly a good starting place for anyone first dipping their toes into UNIX
lore.