10 Jun
2025
10 Jun
'25
1:55 a.m.
Several copies of the "first edition " bootleg of the Lions book.
A Gould Firebreathers Coffee Mug in pristine condition
An "Amdahl now does GREP" button.
The previous items being related to the ascension of UNIX onto mainframe
class servers.
My favorite quote from that time if I have it right.
Amdahl Computers now compile the entire UNIX KERNEL in the debounce time of
the RETURN key.
(Or something like that)
The UNIX and Ultrix versions of the license plate
A QMS KISS BUTTON issued when their first laser printer hit the UNIX
conference circuit.
Their salute to the
KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID!
A Software Artisan Craftsman and Hardware Designer philosophy as
exemplified by UNIX and its vast toolkit of simple "do one thing very well"
and THEN interface to all other tools programming approach to software
design
To design complex systems using well tested modules.
On Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 9:37 PM Warner Losh <imp(a)bsdimp.com> wrote:
On Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 12:10 PM segaloco via TUHS <tuhs(a)tuhs.org> wrote:
As someone who has been quite attentive to the
documentation situation
with UNIX, I've managed to build out a pretty appreciable library of
historic works. Among my most treasured bits are my 3B20S Release 4.1
manual and Bell Labs copies of the Lions's Commentary.
What do folks have around that you're particularly thrilled to have among
your UNIX-y possessions?
My AIX yoyo. And a bootleg copy of lions.
Warner
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