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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: DEBE? |
| Date | 2021-02-02 02:52 +0000 |
| Organization | NewsGuy.com |
| Message-ID | <rvaeos01cfm@news4.newsguy.com> (permalink) |
| References | <rv93f8$tp9$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2021-02-01, gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> wrote: > Sorry to be obtuse, but what is DEBE and what does it do? > > There's some discussion about it's origin upon googling > but nothing to satisfy one's curiosity! This is one of the most a.f.c-worthy threads in a while. DEBE is a utility you'd run from a mainframe console to do all sorts of handy things like copy files, position tapes, etc. It stands for "Does Everything But Eat". I got hold of source code for a similar utility that someone wrote for the Univac 9400, and made some enhancements. -- /~\ Charlie Gibbs | "Some of you may die, \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | but it's a sacrifice X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | I'm willing to make." / \ if you read it the right way. | -- Lord Farquaad (Shrek)
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DEBE? gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> - 2021-02-01 14:33 +0000
Re: DEBE? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2021-02-01 11:45 -0700
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Re: DEBE? gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> - 2021-02-01 19:40 +0000
Re: DEBE? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2021-02-02 10:06 -1000
Re: DEBE? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2021-02-02 14:13 -1000
Re: DEBE? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-02-02 02:52 +0000
Re: DEBE? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2021-02-02 14:59 -0700
Re: DEBE? Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2021-02-02 22:33 +0000
Re: DEBE? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-02-03 18:30 +0000
Re: DEBE? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2021-02-03 12:34 -0700
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