C and Unix were a hoax

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alex.barylski
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C and Unix were a hoax

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I just read that in a book I'm reading...and thought to myself holy christ...have I ever been duped :P Then I found this:

http://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/unix-hoax.html

Good for a laugh and a major sigh of relief if you have spent countless amounts of time learning C :P
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Reads like MS propoganda.

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The date on the doc gave it all away before I even read it, sorry. :(
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There is some good other stuff in there though.

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Yes it was good for a laugh. :lol:
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i always thought it was funny when i read it the first time
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Post by alex.barylski »

Jenk wrote:The date on the doc gave it all away before I even read it, sorry. :(
Yea I figured it would, but the original is in a PDF i'm (I was) reading so the date didn't apply...and being in a serious book I was truely taken back for a minute :P

Until I googled it and found that link :)
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That's a classic.
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i read it all the way thru like what the... then i read back here and checked the date :lol:
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