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To: JRandomFreeper
"Printer on fire" is still a valid error message for an unknown printer error.

I've always chuckled at "You don't exist, go away" when a user doesn't have an entry in /etc/passwd or some similar form of authentication. And there's always this classic when the value of errno isn't handled properly.

Failed to open file, error: Success.

32 posted on 01/12/2013 4:33:17 PM PST by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: re_nortex
You have to wonder why we kept some of that in later distros. I wouldn't have a distro that couldn't handle a VT-100 terminal type.

The Apollo Color display? I could do without that. ;)

On this system

cat /etc/termcap | wc

Comes back with 20664 27606 969976

Lots 'o cruft.

Got an RS-232 breakout box?

/johnny

35 posted on 01/12/2013 4:45:30 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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