On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 04:30, Michael A. Peters wrote:
> >
> > Craig, this is an 'ix'-like operating system. Users are expected to
> > abbreviate commands into oblivion, ls for list and ps for process status
> > come to mind. I concluded long LONG ago it was because people could not
> > type. (Hey, I sympathized with that concept, too!)
>
> Actually I think it was because storage space use to be extremely
> limited in original unix - so keeping commands short saved extra bits in
> scripting.
Remember that input devices were mechanical 300 baud tty's (printer,
keyboard, no video CRT) in those days. Typing was not fun; making
corrections even less so.
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Les Mikesell
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