[TUHS] Photo of old Unix manuals

Luther Johnson via TUHS tuhs at tuhs.org
Tue Dec 30 11:57:54 AEST 2025


Well-worn paper with good typography, in natural sunlight, is so much 
easier on my eyes, something just feels better about the whole reading 
experience :)

On 12/29/2025 06:54 PM, segaloco via TUHS wrote:
> On Monday, December 29th, 2025 at 17:36, William H. Mitchell via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:
>
>> FWIW, I learned a lot about UNIX in grad school by watching TV: I’d flip through printed 4.1BSD documentation during commercials.
>>
>> William Mitchell
> I can see my favorite breakfast diner from my back door.  One of my favorite pasttimes is to wake up in the morning, grab something from the shelf, and wander over to sip some coffee and read for a bit.  This is one of the key reasons I keep a well-curated library rather than just a directory of PDFs.  I've also got several Bell System/Western Electric coffee mugs which I select from for the morning.  There's something satisfying and almost ritualistic about the whole affair.  You don't get that with pixels on a screen!
>
> - Matt G.
>



More information about the TUHS mailing list