From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxi!mhuxj!presley Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: The (TM) Operating System Article-I.D.: mhuxj.1092 Posted: Fri Jan 7 16:00:11 1983 Received: Sat Jan 8 03:44:41 1983 Due to the nuisance of having to remind people frequently to use the trade-mark* symbol (TM)** everytime UNIX*** is mentioned, the Corporate Practices Office has change the name from UNIX to (TM). This guarantees automatic compliance with the Guidelines on proper use of our valuable trade names. "(TM)" can be interpreted two ways: + the name really is superscript(TM) and is not trademarked + the name really is null and is trademarked __________ * Trade and Mark are trademarks of the Smith Brothers. ** (TM) is the trademark symbol of the U.S. Copyright and Trademark Office. *** UNIX is a trademark of Bell Laboratories.