<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/29/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Neil Cherry</b> <<a href="mailto:ncherry@comcast.net">ncherry@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
jdow wrote:<br>> From: "Les Mikesell" <<a href="mailto:lesmikesell@gmail.com">lesmikesell@gmail.com</a>><br>><br>>> On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 04:30, Michael A. Peters wrote:<br>>><br>>>> > > Craig, this is an 'ix'-like operating system. Users are expected to
<br>>>> > abbreviate commands into oblivion, ls for list and ps for process<br>>>> status<br>>>> > come to mind. I concluded long LONG ago it was because people could<br>>>> not<br>
>>> > type. (Hey, I sympathized with that concept, too!)<br>>>><br>>>> Actually I think it was because storage space use to be extremely<br>>>> limited in original unix - so keeping commands short saved extra bits in
<br>>>> scripting.<br>>><br>>> Remember that input devices were mechanical 300 baud tty's (printer,<br>>> keyboard, no video CRT) in those days. Typing was not fun; making<br>>> corrections even less so.
<br><br>Only the newer teletypes run at 300. ;-) I worked with some<br>that used current loop and slower speeds 28.8, 38.4, 110 baud.<br>Let's not paper tape for storage.<br><br>--</blockquote><div><br>Not to make anyone feel bad but the only teletypes I remember were the ones my Dad worked on when he was on ship in the Navy!
<br><br>However, I acutally came on to say thanks for the google search tip. That has already helped me out a ton in 2 hours.<br><br>Usually when I come on for help I am looking for pointers, cause I want to find out and fix on my own - I just have no idea where to go. Googling usually doesn't help either.
<br><br>Thanks.<br><br>JT<br></div><br></div><br>