Unix mallet ....
Joerg B. Micheel
joerg at begemot.org
Mon Aug 9 10:26:33 AEST 1999
On Mon, Aug 09, 1999 at 10:15:45AM +1000, Christopher Vance wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 06, 1999 at 03:48:25PM +1000, Peter Chubb wrote:
> : >>>>> "Warren" == Warren Toomey <wkt at henry.cs.adfa.edu.au> writes:
> :
> : Warren> According to the SCCS records on Kirk McKusick's 4th CD,
> : Warren> /usr/src/usr.bin/calendar/calendars/calendar.computer was:
> :
> : Warren> date and time created 89/11/27 14:10:01 by bostic
> :
> :
> : A Mallet is an articulated steam locomotive (named after Anatole
> : Mallet, a Frenchman). 1954 would have been in the midst of their
> : heydays. Often used for hauling logs. Now, how did UNIX get
> : involved???? 1954 predates UNIX as we know it, so it's probably
> : something else or a spoof....
>
> I thought I saw in somebody's signature that Unix was a trademark in
> Spain (or somewhere) for something not computer-related. Perhaps that
> might be relevant?
In Germany UNIX Rent is a car rental company.
Joerg
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