MKL@sri-nic.arpa (Mark Lottor) (08/17/88)
In the movie DIE HARD there's a scene where a terrorist is trying to get an access code out of a company president. They show the terminal screen for a few seconds, and you see something like: Nxxxxxxx Socrates BSD 9.2 Enter access code: Anyone know when this will be available? -------
jherr@umbio.MIAMI.EDU (Jack Herrington) (08/17/88)
in article <16836@adm.ARPA>, MKL@sri-nic.arpa (Mark Lottor) says: > > In the movie DIE HARD there's a scene where a terrorist is trying to > get an access code out of a company president. They show the terminal > screen for a few seconds, and you see something like: > > Nxxxxxxx Socrates BSD 9.2 That's actually (ha, ha), a reference to BSD 2.9 reversed, but I think the actually title BSD 2.9 might have a copyright on it. But you can take consolation in the fact the you recognized the slang. BTW, BSD 2.9 was the fore-runner of 4.1. Which in turn spawned 4.2, who in turn was kind enough to spawn 4.3, and soon 4.4. -Jack Herrington "You don't have to, say that you love me, if you don't mean it, you better believe!"
gwyn@smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) (08/18/88)
In article <274@umbio.MIAMI.EDU> jherr@umbio.MIAMI.EDU (Jack Herrington) writes: >BTW, BSD 2.9 was the fore-runner of 4.1. Which in turn spawned 4.2, >who in turn was kind enough to spawn 4.3, and soon 4.4. More revisionist history here. 4.1BSD preceded 2.9BSD.
randy@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Randy Orrison) (08/20/88)
In article <16836@adm.ARPA> MKL@sri-nic.arpa (Mark Lottor) writes: |In the movie DIE HARD there's a scene where a terrorist is trying to |get an access code out of a company president. They show the terminal |screen for a few seconds, and you see something like: | | Nxxxxxxx Socrates BSD 9.2 | Enter access code: | |Anyone know when this will be available? As everyone noticed, all the computers in the large machine room were Control Data equipment. Also, as people should know (and do now if you don't), CDC is in the process of developing a native port of UNIX to its Cyber mainframes, to be available (I think, don't quote me) last quarter of '89. Conclusion: BSD 9.2 is in the works RIGHT NOW within Control Data, and will be available soon! Disclaimer: There were CDC machines in the movie, UNIX is coming soon to Cybers, and I do work for CDC, but all else is pure :-) fodder. (Just in case: :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) -- Randy Orrison, Chemical Computer Thinking Battery -- randy@cctb.mn.org randy@ux.acss.umn.edu {bungia, uunet!hi-csc, rutgers, sun}!umn-cs!randy "You're only human, what can you do? It'll soon be over..."