lo@cme.nbs.gov (Jane Lo) (09/29/89)
In article <63389@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, lum@armadillo.cis.ohio-state.edu (Lum Johnson) writes: > In article <1620@tellab5.tellabs.CHI.IL.US> toth@tellab5.tellabs.CHI.IL.US (Joseph G. Toth Jr.) writes: > > > >By the way, what does UNIX stand for?? ... > > Seriously, though, "UNIX" is simply a pun on "MULTICS"..... > > >Maybe we need a new newsgroup 'alt.acronym' Pick up a copy of "Life With UNIX" by Don Libes and Sandy Ressler (Prentice-Hall). Not only does it describe all these abbreviations, but it has all the great UNIX stories that one ought to know to be considered culturally literate on Usenet. In fact, I think about 90% of the discussion in this group could be answered by referring to that book. Jane Lo