phyllis@bcsaic.UUCP (Phyllis Melvin) (01/14/87)
I see occasional references to "USG Unix", evidently referring to System 3 or 5. What does "USG" stands for? -- Phyllis Melvin uucp: ...uw-beaver!uw-june!bcsaic!phyllis (206)865-3210 arpanet: phyllis@boeing.com
shap@sfsup.UUCP (J.S.Shapiro) (01/21/87)
In article <170@bcsaic.UUCP>, phyllis@bcsaic.UUCP (Phyllis Melvin) writes: > What does "USG" stands for? USG is the Unix Systems Group, the group within AT&T which is responsible for UNIX product development. USG UNIX refers to those versions of UNIX which have come from this group. Jon Shapiro
henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (01/31/87)
> USG is the Unix Systems Group, the group within AT&T which is responsible > for UNIX product development. USG UNIX refers to those versions of UNIX > which have come from this group. Ah, if only it were that simple. There have been at least two different groups within AT&T called "USG" over the years, and I don't believe there is one now -- it was transmogrified to "USDL", and has probably changed further since. If you thought the history of Unix outside AT&T was tangled, you have no concept of the mess within AT&T. -- Legalize Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology freedom! {allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!henry