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.