[TUHS] Ken Thomson's email address?

[Clem Cole]

Thanks, Noel. I should have pointed to that paper also. I have always
considered the demarcation point when structures were added, but I darned
if I knew at what date or time Dennis chose to rename it. Clearly, one day
(night, more likely), he realized it nb was really not B anymore and needed
a new name.
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On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM Noel Chiappa <jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu>
wrote:

>     > From: Clem Cole
>
>     > The first "C" compiler wa an ephemeral state some time in the process
>     > of its evolution. Dennis started with his B implementation and began
> to
>     > add features he needed
>
> See:
>
>   The Development of the C Language
>   https://www.nokia.com/bell-labs/about/dennis-m-ritchie/chist.html
>
> for detail on the evolution.
>
>         Noel
>
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