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Subject:Re: UN*X Help From:Scott Miller <smiller -at- CORP -dot- PORTAL -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 18 Jun 1998 11:57:49 -0700
Since UNIX is a trademarked name, the original intent was to avoid
having to add the annoying "TM," as in "UNIX (TM)." Either copyright
laws have changed, or this was a myth to begin with, but now it's
supposed to be OK to write "UNIX." The convention persists either out of
habit, or, some suggest, as a religious effort similar to those who are
forbidden from uttering the name of God.
- Scott Miller
smiller -at- portal -dot- com
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> OK, on a partially-related note, notice the subject line of this
> thread.
> Is there some reason (and I've seen it many, many other places) for
> typing UNIX with an asterisk in place of the "I"? If you've never done
> this, please refrain from guessing in favor of explanations from those
> who have and who, presumably, have a reason. ;-)
>
