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| From | Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: History--early remote on-line computer access |
| Date | 2016-06-17 16:53 -0400 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <mddk2hn8rkp.fsf@panix5.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | (16 earlier) <PM000534C33DB80337@aca41ec1.ipt.aol.com> <njhb80$ccn$1@dont-email.me> <PM00053513E5B1AE15@aca41c40.ipt.aol.com> <mdd1t3w3klb.fsf@panix5.panix.com> <5763a84d.19331076@nntp2.rawbw.com> |
usenet@only.tnx (Questor) writes:
> On 16 Jun 2016 17:11:28 -0400, Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com>
> wrote:
>> And thus the misnomer "Twenex", alluding to the mistaken notion that code
>> could be written for both OSes at once without conditionals.
> "Twenex" was a joke name for TOPS-20. I never heard anyone suggest that it
> meant anything else.
It was taken seriously by some of the AI hackers of my acquaintance.
--
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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Re: History--early remote on-line computer access Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-16 17:11 -0400
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-17 07:37 +0000
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-17 16:53 -0400
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