Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!bellcore!faline!mrevox!pim From: pim@mrevox.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: GCOS field Message-ID: <4400001@mrevox.UUCP> Date: 30 Nov 88 14:46:00 GMT References: <7996@dasys1.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Inc. Lines: 16 Nf-ID: #R:dasys1:-799600:mrevox:4400001:000:351 Nf-From: mrevox!pim Nov 30 09:46:00 1988 Someone just the other day saw the GCOS(GECOS) field being prompted for and remarked that he hadn't seen that name for a while. He said that it stood for: General Electric Computer Operating System or General Electric Comprehensive Operating System It seems far fetched, but interesting. Paul MacMurdo pim@mrevox.bellcore.com ...!bcr!mrevox!pim