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  3. From: esr@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,alt.folklore.computers
  5. Subject: Re: So You Want To Be A Wizard? (A modest proposal)
  6. Message-ID: <1jlgwJ#6PNbyC9ljB052jnDYX3BKLvj=esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
  7. Date: 11 Dec 92 16:49:43 GMT
  8. References: <By5z2A.FBC@NeoSoft.com> <722720299.8269@minster.york.ac.uk>
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  13. In <722720299.8269@minster.york.ac.uk> pete@minster.york.ac.uk wrote:
  14. > What? No mentions of third-generation photocopies of the Lions book?!
  15.  
  16. Didn't occur to me, because though I've heard of this venerable tome (and
  17. gave it an entry in the Jargon File) I've never actually *seen* it, nor
  18. do I know anyone who has a copy.
  19.  
  20. I earned my wizard hat in late '83, early '84, administering a VAX 750 under 
  21. BSD 4.1 (the BSD nobody remembers...).   As I recall, the Lions book (which
  22. described V6) was considered historical even then.  I don't think I'd
  23. recommend it to aspiring newbies ten years later.
  24. -- 
  25.                     Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
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