Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!hpda!hpcupt1!hpisod2!decot From: decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: RE: UNIX NAME ABBREVIATIONS Message-ID: <10650013@hpisod2.HP.COM> Date: Wed, 2-Dec-87 21:30:51 EST Article-I.D.: hpisod2.10650013 Posted: Wed Dec 2 21:30:51 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 10:33:40 EST References: <10376@brl-adm.ARPA> Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino Lines: 22 > > In article <199@wright.EDU> jsloan@wright.EDU (John Sloan) writes: > >biff. Several months later a letter appeared by someone claiming > >to be the original author of biff, stating that the program was > >named after their dog. > > In the fall of '82, the Grad/Faculty/Staff bulletin board had a picture > of a dog named "Biff Studworth"; his .plan, I believe, was "Mail delivery > systems". > > Ken Fishkin ..ucbvax!pixar!fishkin From HP-UX's chfn manual page: Below is a sample run: Name [Biff Studsworth II]: Location (Ex: 47U-P5) []: 42L-P1 Office Phone (Ex: 1632) []: 1863 Home Phone (Ex: 9875432) [5551546]: none Dave Decot hpda!decot