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- From: sscrivan@nyx.cs.du.edu (steve scrivano)
- Subject: Re: I really don't know what UNIX is!!!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.175209.27229@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec2.195450.1288@Virginia.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 17:52:09 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec2.195450.1288@Virginia.EDU> rkw2g@Virginia.EDU (Robert Kenneth Wright, III) writes:
- >I am a Computer Science major (2nd year) at UVA. My only
- >programming experience is with BASIC, Pascal, and DOS. I feel
- >I am SOOOOOOOO behind with the new technology! Please help an
- >information-hungry, ready-to-learn, EXTREMELY novice hacker
- >understand just what UNIX is.
- >
- Remember as a child when you used tinker toys, legos, erector sets, etc., or
- think about how a plumber uses a set of fittings, well Unix is a collection of
- tools that each have their own purpose but when fitted together create entire
- different functions. Thus, total flexibility to perform any function.
-
- Simply put, the Unix of today with it's 100's of utilities can solve just about
- any problem without even having to delve into any of the languages. The
- software is already written in kind of a modular way where each piece can fit
- together to become an entirely different function.
-
- Steve Scrivano
- sscrivan@nyx.cs.du.edu
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