[TUHS] History of cal(1)?

[Cameron Míċeál Tyre via TUHS]

Noel,

Ever since a fella sawed through a 6.6kV AC cable next to the factory my dad worked in at the time, apparently using the logic...
if (date = holiday_weekend && nobody_around = TRUE){
      cut_cable();
      }
...it has been my firm belief that there's always at least one person, somewhere, ready to do what most of us would dismiss as crazy or unnecessary.

I can't remember who started off this thread about cal(1) but I'm very grateful as it has sent me down a rabbit hole of great depth, searching for cal source code and also comparing different versions of cal in terms of behavior. Cool stuff.

Best,

Cameron


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-------- Original Message --------
On 22/09/2025 17:07, Noel Chiappa via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:

>      > From: Dan Cross
>  
>      > Multics calendar does not appear to handle the Sep 1752 switch, however.
>  
>  Well, I doubt anyone's going to print a September, 1752 calendar, right? :-)
>  
>  	Noel
>