2500UX shown in D.C.
28-Jan-90 01:36:26
Sb: #86925-2500UX shown in D.C.
Fm: Don Curtis/SYSOP 76703,4321
To: Ray Lewis 76057,467
Ray,
Sure…you could. But how many folks do?
For example, how many other cola's are called "Coke", or how many
other operating systems are called "PC-DOS" or computer manufacturers are
called "IBM", etc.
UNIX is both the name of an operating system, and the name of the
version of that operating system sold by AT&T.
To the best of my knowledge, AT&T has never allowed any other
company to use the word "UNIX" as the name of their product; althought,
they have allowed others to say their operating system is UNIX SVRx
compliant or compatible. They have also allowed the use of the word "UNIX"
to describe another's operating system such as "Ultrix is DEC's version of
the UNIX Operating System" (with the approprite acknowledgement that UNIX
is a trademark of AT&T).
AT&T has worked very hard trying to keep UNIX a trademark rather
than let it become a "public" word such as what happened with "Asprin"
Don