PWB1/usr/man/man1/tm.1

.th TM I 4/1/77
.sh NAME
tm \- meditate
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd tm
[
.bd \-\c
number ] [ time ]
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Tm
causes PWB/UNIX to go into a state in which all current
activities are suspended for
.it time
minutes
(default is 20).
At the beginning of this period,
.it tm
generates a set of
.it number
(default 3)
transcendental numbers.
Then it prints a two- to six-character
nonsense syllable (\fImantra\^\fP)
on every logged-in terminal
(a
.it different
syllable on each terminal).
For the remainder of the time interval, it repeats these
numbers to itself, in random order, binary
digit by binary
digit (memory permitting),
while simultaneously contemplating
its kernel.
.s3
It is suggested that users utilize the time thus provided to
do some meditating themselves.
One possibility is to close one's eyes, attempt to shut out one's
surroundings, and concentrate on the
.it mantra
supplied by
.it tm.
.s3
At the end of the time interval, PWB/UNIX
returns to the
suspended activities, refreshed and reinvigorated.
Hopefully, so do the users.
.sh FILES
.it Tm
does not use any files, in an attempt to isolate itself from external influences and distractions.
.sh DIAGNOSTICS
If disturbed for any reason during the interval of meditation,
.it tm
locks the keyboard on every terminal, prints an unprintable expletive, and unlocks the
keyboard.
Subsequent PWB/UNIX operation may be marked by an unusual number
of lost or scrambled files and dropped lines.
.sh BUGS
If
.it number
is greater than 32,767 (decimal),
.it tm
appears to generate
.it rational
numbers for the entire time interval,
after which the behavior of the system may be completely
.it irrational
(i.e., transcendental).
.sh WARNING
Attempts to use
.it flog\^\c
(I)
on
.it tm
are invariably counterproductive.