Re: Linux history help...

1998-04-26 Thread Deryk Barker
Once upon a time Dave Ihnat wrote: > > Deryk Barker wrote: > > > (MIT wrote the OS itself) > > Urh--I thought it was a co-operative effort between GE and MIT? It was grounded > in a _lot_ of custom hardware to support the OS features; that was GE's job, > nie? Yes, GE provided the GE-645 a mo

Re: Linux history help...

1998-04-26 Thread Dave Ihnat
Deryk Barker wrote: > (MIT wrote the OS itself) Urh--I thought it was a co-operative effort between GE and MIT? It was grounded in a _lot_ of custom hardware to support the OS features; that was GE's job, nie? -- Dave Ihnat [EMAIL PROTECTED] || [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3

Re: Linux history help...

1998-04-26 Thread Deryk Barker
Once upon a time Paul Anderson wrote: > > John J. Donohue wrote: > > > > > Does anyone offhand know a good doc. that describes the history of UNIX > > > and/or Linux in a brief, but positive way? (I'm looking for exact dates, > > > important people, that sorta thing...) > > > > > For UNIX, go to

Re: Linux history help...

1998-04-25 Thread Paul Anderson
John J. Donohue wrote: > > > Does anyone offhand know a good doc. that describes the history of UNIX > > and/or Linux in a brief, but positive way? (I'm looking for exact dates, > > important people, that sorta thing...) > > > For UNIX, go to your local library, and have them get for you (thru >

Re: Linux history help...

1998-04-24 Thread Yeechang Lee
John J. Donohue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> says: > > Does anyone offhand know a good doc. that describes the history of UNIX > > and/or Linux in a brief, but positive way? (I'm looking for exact dates, > > important people, that sorta thing...) > > > Life With Unix: A Guide For Everyone by Don Libes

Re: Linux history help...

1998-04-24 Thread John J. Donohue
> Does anyone offhand know a good doc. that describes the history of UNIX > and/or Linux in a brief, but positive way? (I'm looking for exact dates, > important people, that sorta thing...) > For UNIX, go to your local library, and have them get for you (thru inter-library loan, if necessary) a c

Re: Linux history help...

1998-04-21 Thread Keith Schoenefeld
Billy Bushong - Concord, NH wrote: > > Does anyone offhand know a good doc. that describes the history of UNIX > and/or Linux in a brief, but positive way? (I'm looking for exact dates, > important people, that sorta thing...) > > Thanks... BTW keep your eye out for a new Linux page coming out t