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Re: Ken Thompson Recalls Unix’s Rowdy, Lock-P icking Origins

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From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject Re: Ken Thompson Recalls Unix’s Rowdy, Lock-P icking Origins
Date 2 Nov 2025 01:44:46 GMT
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On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 07:06:16 +0000, vallor wrote:

> "Where would I be without IBM?"

Comfortably at home...  We used to say IBM stood for 'I've Been Moved'. 
One of my cousins cycled through New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and 
Arizona. 

The Vermont one was the best. IBM was short of space and had leased an old 
grocery store. It was low key with no big signs on the front so people 
would wander in looking for bananas.

I know the feeling. Where I work had the same approach, just a street 
number on the building. There was a state office plaza down the street so 
people would wander in looking for the DMV, VA, and other random stuff. We 
started locking the doors as telecommuting meant not many people 
physically on site and the homeless perceived that as an invitation.

 

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Re: Ken Thompson Recalls Unix’s Rowdy, Lock-P  icking Origins rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-02 01:44 +0000

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