Wirt wrote:

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>And although not an error but an omission of some importance, one of the
>primary driving factors in converting UNICS (over in the corner of Bell Labs)
>into a true-multiuser operating system was the desire to play a two-user game
>on UNICS called Space War.

Perhaps we could say that "Better toys" are the mother of invention?
I'm always looking for good excuse to upgrade my PCs at home.  One that my wife
will agree to, not the real reason (that I need it to play a new game)!

RAT
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