Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site shell.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!shell!heller From: heller@shell.UUCP (Don Heller) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Re: Shell Shock or Why Shell Message-ID: <233@shell.UUCP> Date: Sun, 30-Dec-84 11:10:50 EST Article-I.D.: shell.233 Posted: Sun Dec 30 11:10:50 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Jan-85 05:45:46 EST References: <202@psivax.UUCP> <4200002@ciprico.UUCP>, <192@mtxinu.UUCP> Organization: Shell Development Co., P&CS Dept., Houston TX Lines: 14 > I've heard that the terminology "shell" is a result of some of the very > early UNIX research being funded by Shell the oil company. Has anyone else > heard this? Can someone verify that Shell did indeed fund some Bell Labs > work? -Dan A. Dickey We like a good chuckle here at Shell. Oh, if it were only true... ---- Don Heller Physics and Computer Science Dept. Shell Development Company Houston, Texas {ihnp4, pur-ee, ut-sally}!shell!heller