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The Wikipedia page for shar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shar) lists a variation on shar being developed for VMS back in 19
by spc476 11y ago
The Wikipedia page for shar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shar) lists a variation on shar being developed for VMS back in 1987 (28 years ago), so shar is older than that.
- teraflop 11y agoHmm, that's true. BSD4.4 seems to have been the oldest version of Unix that included shar, so maybe before that point it was a separately distributed tool? I guess if the answer is anywhere, it'll be on Usenet, but Google Groups' search-by-date functionality is hopelessly broken.
- bbanyc 11y agoEarliest known post to Usenet was from Jim Rees in 1982, who credited James Gosling. For his part Gosling thinks it was originally written circa 1979. https://blogs.oracle.com/jag/entry/shar_a_blast_from_the https://blogs.oracle.com/jag/entry/shar_a_blast_from_the
- teraflop 11y agoNice job tracking that down!