[TUHS] Questions regarding early Unix contributors

Dave Horsfall dave at horsfall.org
Fri Oct 2 04:57:11 AEST 2015


On Thu, 1 Oct 2015, Norman Wilson wrote:

> Dave Horsfall:
> 
>   Oh, and I also wrote many articles for AUUGN, and presented the original 
>   Unix paper at a DECUS conference, just to stir up the VMSoids.
> 
> =====
> 
> Do you mean the first UNIX-related paper ever at a DECUS?  If so, do you 
> mean DECUS Australia or DECUS at all?  I'm pretty sure there was 
> UNIX-related activity in DECUS US in 1980, probably earlier, and am 
> quite sure there was by 1981 when I was on the sidelines of what 
> eventually became the UNIX SIG.

Ah - minor clarification: it was a summary of the BSTJ paper, at DECUS 
Australia.  Sorry for any confusion (and my poor memory).

-- 
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will suffer."



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