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- From: jlowrey@skat.usc.edu (John 'Fritz' Lowrey)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,alt.folklore.computers
- Subject: Re: Whence Unix? (was Re: IS UNIX DEAD?) (New Thread?)
- Date: 12 Nov 1992 23:36:13 -0800
- Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Folks,
- Since it is now fairly clear that text processing and/or game
- playing became important uses for Unix early on. I also seem to recall
- that curses(3) was developed in part so that HACK could be made terminal
- independent.
- So, a new thread perhaps: what other now-major (or was-major)
- tools, operating systems, or hardware were developed for use in a
- sub-mission critical or downright frivilous application, and later
- became standards far removed from the initial intent?
-
- My seed:
- Microsoft DOS -> Intended as a stepping stone while DR
- wrapped up CP/M-86, and now the program
- loader of choice for countless millions.
-
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