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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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