This is a collection of columns from the mid 1980s with networking and unix system humor by Mike O'Brien.
As a young college intern in Ohio I was responsible for maintaining the UUCP system for my employer. At the time I stumbled upon, chuckled over and squirrelled away printouts of columns by Mike O'Brien about network issues. Later I was an avid user of MH and MMDF. If you recognize these acronyms you're as ancient as I am :)
A book with this material has gone out of print:
https://www.amazon.com/OBrien-Ask-Mr-Protocol-Collected/dp/0125239602
I am not the author! Thanks to a scanner and OCR I can post this material so others can enjoy it. I fixed all the OCR errors I could find. I could not find Mike O'Brien so if anyone knows him please pass this along!
- Preface
- #1, 1 Nov 1984
- #2, 21 Nov 1984
- #3, 7 Dec 1984
- #3a, 17-18 Dec 1984
- #4, 31 Jan 1984
- #4a, 12 Feb 1985
- #5, 25 Feb 1985
- #6, 2 Apr 1985
- #7, 12 June 1985
- #8, 18 July 1985
- #8a, 1 Nov 1984
- #9, 6 Dec 1985
- #10, 29 Dec 1987
- Appendix 1, 26 May 1987
Yes, the dates jump around; that's how they appear on the printed copies.