what does "UNIX" really stand for?

Every system needs one terry at wsccs.UUCP
Wed Oct 12 14:14:31 AEST 1988


In article <1507 at valhalla.ee.rochester.edu>, deke at valhalla.ee.rochester.edu writes:
> 
> In article <1681 at daisy.UUCP> klee at daisy.UUCP (Ken Lee) writes:
> >Kernighan called it "castrated Multics", thus UNIX.  
> >Anyone want to confirm or deny this?
> 
> Universal INteractive eXecutive

I always thought it was "UNIX Not Is XINU" 8-)

	terry at wsccs



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