Unix
& MAN <topic>
TOPS-20
$ HELP <topic>
Another nice feature was, that if you typed enough of the command to be
unique, then hit the ESCape key, TOPS-20'd display the rest of the
command.. Oh, and as an Operator, it was really easy to remember that,
if you wanted to do a backup, you typed BACKUP.
Will
Max Eskin wrote:
>
> Every so often, people here mention how they wish they had TOPS-20
> on their modern computers, how much superior it was to UNIX, etc.
> COuld someone please explain the specific features (apparent to a
> user) that are missing in UNIX? If I understand correctly, TOPS takes
> a less minimalist attitude than UNIX, but since I've never even seen
> it run, I wouldn't know. If it's not too much trouble, could someone
> give some examples of interaction that demonstrates the difference?
>
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Received on Mon Oct 19 1998 - 18:38:17 BST