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From: herrickd@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (daniel lance herrick)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: SIMTEL20 via RPIECS.BITNET
Message-ID: <2762.278c5a4e@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
Date: 10 Jan 91 17:13:01 GMT
References: <1991Jan9.072210.22777@tygra.ddmi.com> <1909@umriscc.isc.umr.edu>
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In article <1909@umriscc.isc.umr.edu>, mcastle@mcs213f.cs.umr.edu (Mike Castle (Nexus)) writes:
>Mike Castle (Nexus) S087891@UMRVMA.UMR.EDU (preferred)       | ERROR:  Invalid
>                mcastle@mcs213k.cs.umr.edu (unix mail-YEACH!)| command 'HELP'
>Life is like a clock:  You can work constantly, and be right | try 'HELP'
>all the time, or not work at all, and be right twice a day.  |

Sorry, but your .sig reminds me of a story.

Once upon a time, a couple of us at MDSI in Ann Arbor wanted a compiler
generator to use overkill on a project.  We went to Al Kortesoja, the
keeper.  He gave us a little lecture on how we really didn't want to
do it that way as he was walking over to a terminal and logging into
comshare.

He tried a few things and eventually found the magic incantation that
invoked the program he was looking for.  "mumble mumble I don't 
remember the syntax of this thing..." and he typed help.

I don't think I will ever be able to top this - it said, "For help,
please contact Al Kortesoja."

Are you out there, Al?

dan herrick
herrickd@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com