Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Mark Stewart
Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 00:00

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Curt Welch wrote:

<Stuff snipped>
> 
> As a quiz, how many people remember these directories,
> what they were used for, and what their names mean.
> 
> /sys/dmr
> /sys/ken
> 
> Curt Welch
> http://CurtWelch.Com/

Well, I guess that ken = Ken Thompson and dmr = Dennis M Ritchie -
hallowed be their names.  As to what they were used for - I have
not got the slightest hint of a clue :)

Go on Curt - Tell all!

Cheers

Mark

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From: Mark Stewart <mark.stewart@stud.umist.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/19
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