sokay@kurgen.mitre.org (Steve Okay W43) (01/17/91)
>From: David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) > >Subject: UUNICSV >Message-ID: <23.27914ACB@weyr.FIDONET.ORG> >Date: 12 Jan 91 02:29:00 GMT >Sender: ufgate@weyr.FIDONET.ORG (newsout1.26) >Organization: FidoNet node 1:140/70 - Double Check, Regina Sask >Lines: 18 > >P> "The problem with the Eunuch's Operating System >P> is that it has no balls!" >P> - John Richter >P> Amiga@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu .....Paul...... >P> > >Here's a little trivial for you in relation to your sig... UNIX was >originally called UNICS (an inside joke there, I guess). It stood >for Uniplexed Information and Computing System. The name was changed >to UNIX in 1970. And I bet you though John Richter made that up! Hmmm...slight correction/addition to your story. UNIX was originally designed to be a single-user implementation of MULTICS, the Honeywell time-sharing system. The name UNIX was used to play off the idea that it was single-user MULTICS ("Humor, it is a difficult concept"--Saavik). Did MULTICS stand for MULtiplexed Information Computing System?---I don't know. I do know that things like 'ls' and 'rm' are shorthand for MULTICS commands though. 'ls' is an abbrev. for 'List_Segment'. 'rm' was the mnemonic for 'ReMove'. They did/do the same thing as on UNIX, just named differently. UNCAMULT.BITNET is still running MULTICS I believe.... ---Steve ----------- Stephen Okay sokay@mitre.org <---work steve%amidillo.uucp@uunet.uu.net <---work