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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!phase2.worldnet.att.net!netnews.worldnet.att.net!uunet!in2.uu.net!bonkers!web.nmti.com!peter From: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: On the Naming of UNIX Things Date: 15 Nov 1996 14:33:53 GMT Organization: Network/development platform support, NMTI Lines: 18 Message-ID: <56hv0h$hfh@web.nmti.com> References: <55vhpf$q3o@mail1.wg.waii.com> <E0tAts.BAr.0.queen@torfree.net> <56g0mm$gpf@web.nmti.com> <328cb5ad.2528560@news.msn.fullfeed.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sonic.nmti.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.misc:26441 comp.unix.bsd.misc:1511 alt.folklore.computers:124638 In article <328cb5ad.2528560@news.msn.fullfeed.com>, Jay R. Jaeger <Jay.Jaeger@msn.fullfeed.com> wrote: > Baloney. grep existed in Unix 6th edition, cir. 1976, long before > there was a PC. I'd have to check, but I'd bet it was even in the > 5th edition, a year before. Or was your explanation intended to be > flame bait? Spock: Captain, I believe this planet's life-forms are capable of delayed clue reception. Kirk: Damn the prime directive, then, beam me down so I can get me some alien babes! Spock: This is most illogical behaviour, Captain. Or are you attempting to use parody to make a point. -- </peter>