Date: Sat, 27 May 1995 12:39:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Paul Southworth <pauls@locust.cic.net> To: Peter da Silva <peter@bonkers.taronga.com> Cc: Brian Tao <taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw>, terry@cs.weber.edu, smcarey@mailbox.syr.edu, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ddd-1.2 binary now available Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950527123643.10769C-100000@locust.cic.net> In-Reply-To: <199505271313.IAA29107@bonkers.taronga.com>
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On Sat, 27 May 1995, Peter da Silva wrote: > > Maybe ddt would be a better name (if that isn't already taken either). > > DDT was a common name for debuggers in the late '70s and early '80s. I don't > know if there was a DDT for UNIX... the one I used was on CP/M. Yes, which makes it an excellent name for a debugger on a modern Unix machine. DDT was better than any game on the Kaypro II. One of those things that makes you just want to spend hours ripping things apart. Like a crowbar and a can of spray paint. ;)
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