Unix Folklore and Trivia

[Don Libes]

In article <1088 at cunixc.columbia.edu> janie at cunixc.cc.columbia.edu (Janie Weiss) writes:
>Unfortunately, no text that we know of gives us much insight into that
>history ...

>If you know of any such events that shaped Unix, or any other anecdote of
>interest to new users, please let us know so they may be documented.

I recommend you get "Life With UNIX" by Don Libes (yeah, me) and Sandy
Ressler, available from Prentice-Hall.  This book is chock full of the
UNIX humor and anecdotes that define UNIX, all in the light of
presenting a comprehensive overview of the subject.