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Re: Computer theft 1971

From Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject Re: Computer theft 1971
Date 2016-05-09 14:33 -0400
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
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Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> writes:

> But, IIRC, even GNU Emacs had something like that -- setting local variables
> in a buffer from text in a file -- disabled by default now and for many years
> AFAIK.

This feature predates GNU by more than a decade, being present in the original
EMACS implemented in MIT TECO for the PDP-10 (running ITS or TOPS-20).  Of
course, any executable code would have to be written in TECO...

-- 
Rich Alderson                                   news@alderson.users.panix.com
    the russet leaves of an autumn oak/inspire once again the failed poet/
    to take up his pen/and essay to place his meagre words upon the page...

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Computer theft 1971 hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-07 12:47 -0700
  Re: Computer theft 1971 Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-07 20:59 +0000
  Re: Computer theft 1971 "Simo" <dhy287@gmail.com> - 2016-05-08 07:01 +1000
  Re: Computer theft 1971 scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-07 21:26 +0000
    Re: Computer theft 1971 Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-08 06:08 +0100
      Re: Computer theft 1971 Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-08 08:35 +0000
  Re: Computer theft 1971 Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-08 02:02 -0300
    Re: Computer theft 1971 Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-05-08 11:08 -0400
      Re: Computer theft 1971 Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-05-08 16:04 -0300
        Re: Computer theft 1971 Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-05-08 17:46 -0400
    Re: Computer theft 1971 Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-05-09 14:33 -0400
  Re: Computer theft 1971 Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-08 06:07 +0100
    Re: Computer theft 1971 Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-05-08 20:56 -0400
      Re: Computer theft 1971 Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-09 06:06 +0100
    Re: Computer theft 1971 Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-05-16 20:15 -0400
      Re: Computer theft 1971 jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-17 12:32 +0000
      Re: Computer theft 1971 Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-05-23 12:36 -0400
        Re: Computer theft 1971 Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-05-23 16:40 -0400
        Re: Computer theft 1971 Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-23 21:40 +0100
  Re: Computer theft 1971 Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-05-16 18:30 -0700

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