/*
* I never thought I would have the opportunity to say "Thank You"
*
* I had my first Fortran 4 class in the Fall of '69. I've
* experienced a bit of computer history. (N.B. Don't know if you're
* old enough to get this one. The machine was a Scientific Data
* Systems Sigma 7 -- Later Xerox Data Systems). Walking down the
* street of VERY conservative Bozeman, Montana carrying a manual
* that said "SDS" on the cover was "interesting" (?!?) :-)
*
* I have the gall to think that I've got a bit of perspective
* on just how much you and your husband accomplished with the
* earthquake you caused with your '386 version of
* BSD *nix.
*
* Speaking just for myself...
*
* Thank you VERY much,
*
* Bob M.
*/
contact("Appreciation","May 2005");
/*
* Bob,
*
* Happy to hear from you and your kind words. Lets hope that earthquake
* continues to build more accomplishments for all - sometimes that has doubt.
*
* Sigma Data Systems and Berkeley have a long history we still write
* about. You'd be surprised how many "UNIXisms" can be found in the 940's
* Project Genie/BTSS, like "fork/exec". And at NASA Ames, the early Pioneer
* spacecraft used Sigma's to process telemetry for 30+ years, until they
* were abandoned, still functioning. They built the computer that never died.
*
* Fortran was among our first languages too. William moved large Fortran programs between
* IBM and CDC machines (see "FSN and Leonard McGee with VSTOLAND").
* Lynne won a student award for a novel Fortran program ("Cocktail Party Simulator").
*
* Best for the future,
* Lynne and William Jolitz.
*/
reply("We're pleased you liked it.","February 2005");
return();