[Coco] [OT - sort of] great UNIX article

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 04 September 2019 09:55:11 Christopher R. Hawks wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Sep 2019 16:19:47 -0400
>
> Gene Heskett <gheskett at shentel.net> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 03 September 2019 14:26:13 James C. Hrubik, Sr. wrote:
> > > Quite a fascinating read, for those of us who actually used
> > > punchcards and waited for computer time for our research projects.
> > >
> > > https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/08/unix-at-50-it-starts-with-
> > >a-ma inframe-a-gator-and-three-dedicated-researchers/
> >
> > That was a hoot!  Thanks Jim. Eunuchs... Chuckle..
> >
> > 50+ years on, a Funny back story. At the time, '62, the head honcho
> > at Northwestern Bell in Rapid City wanted to hire me in the worst
> > way, but Bell had a policy that their employees had to have at least
> > a high school diploma, which I didn't have as I never got past the
> > 8th grade before I went to work fixing the days electronics for a
> > living. I still wonder what I might have had a chance to play with
> > had he been able to hire me. But I bailed from working for an alky,
> > and went to the tv station as a transmitter operator and tech a few
> > weeks later.  The rest as they say is history.
> >
> > It has at times been one hell of a fun ride. Now  my ticker is in
> > need of repairs it will get in 10 days or so, and I'm running in
> > econo-cruise mode with a few stents till then.
> >
> > Cheers everybody, Gene Heskett
>
>      Prayers are with you Gene!!
>
Thanks Chris, but I plan to be the same old grouch for a few years yet, 
too much yet to do.

> We're moved (kinda, about 300 boxes still to un-pack) to near Rives TN
> (pop ~300). CoCo3 is up and running (and a couple of Linux boxes). Now
> that I'm retired, I'll have lots more to do than when I was
> 'working'...

'Sfunny how that works Chris, I think I'm busier than when I was working 
too.  More time to putter doesn't magically appear on the clock dial. 
Darnit...

Take care you two, and I hope the hunting and fishing is better than 
here.  I hear he doesn't charge you for the time spent holding a fishing 
rod.  Around  here, its a good excuse to spend a few hours watching a 
motionless bobber.

Nearly 12:30, better go see what my lady needs for lunch.
> Christopher R. Hawks
> HAWKSoft
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Cheers, Gene Heskett
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