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 (DIR) Post #9mmuuMKLoN70GLKEVM by henrikjohansen@bsd.network
       2019-09-10T18:36:41Z
       
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       Fun UNIX history fact - the reason why UNIX got funding and traction inside Bell Labs in the very early 70s was due to a team member that few have heard of : Joseph Ossanna.Burned by their involvement in Multics, Bell wanted to avoid writing Operating Systems like the plague. So Ossana suggested pitching nroff and troff (running on UNIX) internally to Bells Patent Office (yes, for writing patents) and that secured funding for a PDP-10 that was vital for the future development. #UNIX