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From: friedl@mtndew.Tustin.CA.US (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: dot files
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Date: 2 Dec 90 15:50:52 GMT
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In article <1808@b15.INGR.COM>, rob@b15.INGR.COM (Rob Lemley) writes:
> 
> I believe that this convention came from an operating system which 
> predated Unix.

You're telling us that there was actually life *before* UNIX?

     Steve :-)

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