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Re: Oldest File?

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From: dur... Lindsey Durway
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 1990 22:01
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On Data General AOS/VS systems, you will see that the root
dates from 1967.  Do this:

) f/s/as : <NL>

This may not be so on AOS/VS-II systems.

Another fun fact about AOS/VS systems is this:  guess what
happens when you type "xyzzy"?  No joke--it's written
into the system.

--
Lindsey Durway
dur...@dg-rtp.dg.com  -or-  ...!mcnc!rti!xyzzy!durway
Data General Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC; (919) 248-6166.
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From: dur...@dg-rtp.dg.com (Lindsey Durway)
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Subject: Re: Oldest File?
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Date: 11 Sep 90 22:01:53 GMT
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