Article 4735 of alt.sys.pdp10: Path: news3.best.com!news2.best.com!feed1.news.rcn.net!rcn!news-xfer.newsread.com!netaxs.com!newsread.com!netaxs.newsread.com!usenet From: Tim Shoppa Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,alt.sys.pdp10 Subject: April 1, 1980 Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 13:52:56 -0400 Organization: Trailing Edge Technology Lines: 16 Message-ID: <37037A38.4977B622@trailing-edge.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: trailing-edge.wdn.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.03Gold (X11; I; OpenVMS V7.0 DEC 3000 Model 300L) Xref: news3.best.com alt.folklore.computers:127314 alt.sys.pdp10:4735 XX ITS.1168. PWORD.1733. TTY 116 3. Lusers, Fair Share = 23% Due to popular demand, TWENEX has been flushed in favor of ITS. Please update your programs. *kmp *login You must type a ":" before commands *:login kmp Password: April Fool! Job 24 on TTY116 1-Apr-80 13:12 Previous login: 1-Apr-80 12:19 from host MIT-MC End of LOGIN.CMD.4 @ Article 4736 of alt.sys.pdp10: Path: news3.best.com!news1.best.com!141.211.144.13.MISMATCH!cliffs.rs.itd.umich.edu!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!firehose.mindspring.com!fbi.gov From: fbi.gov@orion-com.com (Joe Thompson) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,alt.sys.pdp10 Subject: Re: April 1, 1980 Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 22:42:37 -0500 Organization: Orion Computer Consulting Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: <37037A38.4977B622@trailing-edge.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cf.45.12.3a X-Server-Date: 2 Apr 1999 03:42:32 GMT X-Newsreader: MT-NewsWatcher 2.4.4 Xref: news3.best.com alt.folklore.computers:127361 alt.sys.pdp10:4736 In article <37037A38.4977B622@trailing-edge.com>, Tim Shoppa wrote: > XX ITS.1168. PWORD.1733. > TTY 116 > 3. Lusers, Fair Share = 23% > Due to popular demand, TWENEX has been flushed in favor of > ITS. Please update your programs. One of the fortune entries on a Linux box I have an account on says "Unix is being flushed in favor of TOPS-20. Please update your programs." -- Joe -- Joe Thompson | http://kensey.home.mindspring.com/ fbi.gov@orion-com.com | PGP key: Finger joe-jobs@mindspring.com AFU Axolotl of Scorn | 0- He-Who-Grinds-the-Unworthy "[W]here are we going to get 100,000 pairs of lederhosen at this hour?" -- ptomblin