10 Jul
2021
10 Jul
'21
8:02 p.m.
From: Jon Steinhart
I use UNIX instead of Unix as that's what I
believe is the correct form.
Well, Bell documentation uses "UNIX" through V6:
https://minnie.tuhs.org//cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=V6/usr/doc/start/start
"Unix" starts to appear with V7:
https://minnie.tuhs.org//cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=V7/usr/doc/setup
As mentioned, the trademark is "UNIX".
I don't really have a fixed position on _the_ way to spell it: when I'm
wiriting about a specific version (e.g. V6) I use the capitalization as of
that version; for general text I'd probably use 'Unix', as that seems to
be
general now. But I could easily be convinced otherwise.
Noel
10 Jul
10 Jul
8:09 p.m.
New subject: The Unix shell: a 50-year view - hopefully final review of letter
Jon Steinhart writes
I use UNIX instead of Unix as that's what I
believe is the correct form.
Brian Kernighan addresses this issue in section 7.3 of his
recent memoir: it has "UNIX A History and a Memoir" on the
cover, but prefers "Unix" in the rest of that book, except
in the noted section. He also refers back to the 1984
book with Rob Pike, "The UNIX Programming Environment",
in which the typography uses small caps for "UNIX".
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8:11 p.m.
New subject: The Unix shell: a 50-year view - hopefully final review of letter
Nelson H. F. Beebe writes:
Jon Steinhart writes
Yeah, small caps was what I always considered correct.
I use UNIX instead of Unix as that's what I
believe is the correct form.
Brian Kernighan addresses this issue in section 7.3 of his
recent memoir: it has "UNIX A History and a Memoir" on the
cover, but prefers "Unix" in the rest of that book, except
in the noted section. He also refers back to the 1984
book with Rob Pike, "The UNIX Programming Environment",
in which the typography uses small caps for "UNIX". 
9:54 p.m.
New subject: The Unix shell: a 50-year view - hopefully final review of letter
Yes, a related issue came up when dmr rebelled when the lawyers made him
rewrite a phrase when reprinting a paper in the BSTJ. For some reason, he
didn't prefer the rewrite: "PDP-11 computer system UNIX system file
system".
-rob
On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 6:12 AM Jon Steinhart <jon(a)fourwinds.com> wrote:
Nelson H. F. Beebe writes:
Jon Steinhart writes
> I use UNIX instead of Unix as that's what I believe is the correct
form.
Brian Kernighan addresses this issue in section 7.3 of his
recent memoir: it has "UNIX A History and a Memoir" on the
cover, but prefers "Unix" in the rest of that book, except
in the noted section. He also refers back to the 1984
book with Rob Pike, "The UNIX Programming Environment",
in which the typography uses small caps for "UNIX".
Yeah, small caps was what I always considered correct.
9:55 p.m.
New subject: The Unix shell: a 50-year view - hopefully final review of letter
(There were some ™'s in there too.)
On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 7:54 AM Rob Pike <robpike(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Yes, a related issue came up when dmr rebelled when
the lawyers made him
rewrite a phrase when reprinting a paper in the BSTJ. For some reason, he
didn't prefer the rewrite: "PDP-11 computer system UNIX system file
system".
-rob
On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 6:12 AM Jon Steinhart <jon(a)fourwinds.com> wrote:
Nelson H. F. Beebe writes:
Jon Steinhart writes
> I use UNIX instead of Unix as that's what I believe is the correct
form.
Brian Kernighan addresses this issue in section 7.3 of his
recent memoir: it has "UNIX A History and a Memoir" on the
cover, but prefers "Unix" in the rest of that book, except
in the noted section. He also refers back to the 1984
book with Rob Pike, "The UNIX Programming Environment",
in which the typography uses small caps for "UNIX".
Yeah, small caps was what I always considered correct.
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