Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!harpo!floyd!whuxlb!pyuxll!eisx!npoiv!npois!hogpc!houxm!5941ux!dje From: dje@5941ux.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: another etymology Message-ID: <336@5941ux.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Aug-83 14:20:14 EDT Article-I.D.: 5941ux.336 Posted: Mon Aug 1 14:20:14 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Aug-83 03:53:43 EDT References: mit-eddie.523 Lines: 6 Regarding the etymology of FINGER: In the mid '70s, when I was using ITS (the Incompatible Timesharing System), the program to identify all the users logged in was called "NAME" and not "FINGER". However, the Stanford system's counterpart program in use at the same time was called "FINGER."