16 Sep
2024
16 Sep
'24
2:07 p.m.
The florid syntax of IBM's DD was rivaled by that of GE's file utility. I
always wondered whether it was named FUTIL unwarily or with tongue in cheek.
Doug
16 Sep
16 Sep
4:36 p.m.
New subject: On computerese
Well, Doug, I'm not sure what it says about me now or them, but I remember
that my 18-year-old self thought that was a funny name in those days. Over
50 years later, I find that it still makes me smile.
Clem
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On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 8:07 AM Douglas McIlroy <
douglas.mcilroy(a)dartmouth.edu> wrote:
The florid syntax of IBM's DD was rivaled by that
of GE's file utility. I
always wondered whether it was named FUTIL unwarily or with tongue in cheek.
Doug
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