[TUHS] On computerese

[John Dow via TUHS]


> On 15 Sep 2024, at 20:21, Rik Farrow <rik at rikfarrow.com> wrote:
> 
> Was the brevity typical of Unix command names a function of the tiny disk and memory available? Or more a function of having a Teletype 33 for input? Of course, it could simply be that 'cat' is more convenient than 'catenate'...

Hangover from assembly mnemonics, perhaps.

J


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John Dow <jmd at nelefa.org>
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