Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 12:26:33 +1200
From: "Joerg B. Micheel" <joerg@begemot.org>
To: Christopher Vance <christopher.vance@aurema.com>
Cc: Peter Chubb <peterc@aurema.com>, grog@lemis.com.au,
        Unix Heritage Society <pups@minnie.cs.adfa.edu.au>, joerg@begemot.org
Subject: Re: Unix mallet ....
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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@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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