Re: [NTLK] NewtSync v0.1p

From: Michael J. Hußmann (michael_at_michael-hussmann.de)
Date: Tue Oct 29 2002 - 18:36:02 EST


Karel Jansens (kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be) wrote:

> UNIX is to my knowledge not an acronym

Not Unix, but UNICS was supposed to stand for "UNiplexed Information and
Computing System" (which, as acronyms go, was rather lame). Since "X"
replaced "CS", one might argue that it stands for "Computing System".

- Michael

Michael J. Hussmann

E-mail: michael_at_michael-hussmann.de
WWW: http://michael-hussmann.de

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