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From: scott@cstvax.UUCP (Scott Larnach)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: UNIX Futures
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Date: Thu, 27-Feb-86 08:45:38 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 27 08:45:38 1986
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The one and only real thing which bugs me about system V is the
total lack of job control. e.g. in the mail program and having to check
something out .. fancy being faced with either writing your mail
out (and later having to read it in again), or having to fork up
another shell. With a big load up either of these options can be
painful. The functionality of ^Z and fg is tremendous!

Come on, AT&T, give me job control and I'll be a believer.

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Scott Larnach			Janet: scott@uk.ac.ed.cstvax
Edinburgh Unix Support		Arpa:  scott@cstvax.ed.ac.uk
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