On this day in 1986 a momentous happening occured:
The SEND command was removed from use on the original EUCLID system by
University College Computer Centre.
The SEND command was used greatly by the undergraduate community via the
MISC.YAP and POOL.GOODYAP talking programs and it was a hard blow to us
hacker types.
So, independently, Alec and I wrote within the day basic replacements for
the talking programs which no-longer worked. I produced POOL.CONVERSE and
Alec POOL.CONFLAB. Subsiquent to this first day, we got together, along with
Robert Newson and made our programs work together. The final upshot of this
was the development of Bullet about 18 months afterward (after much talking
in the Pi office.).
So celebrate and make merry!
This was previously posted in the notices folder on Bullet earlier this afternoon.
It was 20 years ago today, Sargeant Ford taught the Bullet to talk.
Erm, it doesn’t quite fit with the tune. 🙂
Anyway, I merely gave Bullet its name (in the Pi office around June ’87).
it’s stuff like this that makes me proud to know and be a part of this crowd 🙂
Technically this means nothing to me – emotionally it means a whole lot!
20 years too late but – congratulations
I really do think a major party has to happen somewhen between June 07 and poss Feb 08 (20th Anniv of the original Bullet parties in London and Aberystwyth).
Do pack it in. You’re making me feel old.