RE: [TUHS] Just noticed an article on John Lions on Salon.com - TUHS

13 Apr 2004

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  From: "Gregg C Levine"
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 To: "'Norman Wilson'" &lt;norman(a)nose.cs.utoronto.ca&gt;,
&lt;tuhs(a)tuhs.org&gt;
 Subject: RE: [TUHS] Just noticed an article on John Lions on Salon.com
 Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 20:19:56 -0400

 Hello (again) from Gregg C Levine
 I believe your right. And I am willing to concede the points regarding
 the two gentlemen in question. However, all of the documents I have
 seen within the past ten years regarding the birth, and history of
 UNIX, all have mentioned both Brian Kernighan, and David Ritchie are
 mentioned. Complete with the appropriately selected story as well.

 I suspect however, that in that early paper, Ken Thompson is indeed
 mentioned, however the web page in question does not go into enough
 detail, as it should.   

 And regarding the book, your right. I've got my copy of the C book
 across the room, and normally don't refer to it unless necessary. 
You know, Unix is not 100% identical to C.

Before continuing this line of discussion, you really should find a copy of
Bell System Technical Journal, July/August 1978 Vol. 57, No. 6., Part 2
where Ritchie and Thomson describe the design of Unix.

    carl
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