From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!cbosgd!djb
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Title: Re: The (TM) Operating System
Article-I.D.: cbosgd.2945
Posted: Fri Jan  7 17:51:04 1983
Received: Sat Jan  8 07:04:13 1983
Reply-To: djb@cbosgd.UUCP (David J. Bryant)
References: mhuxj.1092

A couple of years ago, there was a "Name the Operating System" contest.
The idea was to come up with a name that we could all use instead of,
well, you know the name of the Operating System I'm talking about.  This 
would get us around the constant trademark hassle, and hopefully would 
produce something that could be pronounced (try saying "UN*X").  Entries 
were solicited from all over (at least all over Bell Labs), and as I heard 
it, the winner was "UXXON".  Don't know why it never made it into common 
usage...

	David Bryant   Bell Labs   Columbus, OH   (614) 860-4516
	(cbosg!djb)