From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 062c89c8 for ; Sat, 1 Sep 2018 00:19:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 8D5D3A1F79; Sat, 1 Sep 2018 10:19:16 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27210A1A20; Sat, 1 Sep 2018 10:19:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 5BF47A1A20; Sat, 1 Sep 2018 10:19:01 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp-out-2.mxes.net (smtp-out-2.mxes.net [67.222.241.118]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C0045A1A1A for ; Sat, 1 Sep 2018 10:19:00 +1000 (AEST) Received: from Customer-MUA (mua.mxes.net [10.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 845F327585 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2018 20:18:59 -0400 (EDT) From: To: "'The Eunuchs Hysterical Society'" References: <20180829233605.GJ8423@mcvoy.com> <69AFD606-5E1D-4060-95A5-22F33B2322B2@ccc.com> <3b0a2895-4a6b-48c4-87da-cc1018d7b665.maildroid@localhost> In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 20:18:58 -0400 Message-ID: <261201d44189$60c7aa50$2256fef0$@ronnatalie.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_2613_01D44167.D9B6CDA0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 16.0 Content-Language: en-us Thread-Index: AQHchG6TMjcjAHjdPe8KiD3wrEogfAIx5/+3AbLj1o0BrVRivQJU2N7KAldtjRcCapE5ugIur3l4Ad+ekIekRE+GgA== X-Sent-To: Subject: Re: [TUHS] UNIX System names - since UNIX was a Trademark X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_2613_01D44167.D9B6CDA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Always H-PUCKS to us. Of course, the other HP operating system (MPE) = we called Mighty Poor Excuse. =20 =20 From: TUHS On Behalf Of John P. Linderman Sent: Friday, August 31, 2018 8:11 PM To: William Pechter Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Subject: Re: [TUHS] UNIX System names - since UNIX was a Trademark =20 We always referred to HP-UX as "H-Pukes". =20 On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 11:17 AM, William Pechter > wrote: UNIX is a trademark of AT&T AT&T is a modem test command.=20 -----Original Message----- From: Clem Cole > To: Dave Horsfall > Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society = > Sent: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:42 Subject: Re: [TUHS] UNIX System names - since UNIX was a Trademark Dave Horsfall's comment about AIX made me think. The joker in me has always been impressed by how marketing people 'missed' the obvious pronunciations that would lead to serious jokes. Some of the more memorable ones from the UNIX world that I knew: AIX -> "aches", CRDS -> "cruds", HP-UX -> HP "yucks" and "hockey pucks" and my favorite: RHEL -> "our hell" I bet there are more and others I did know/consider ;-) That said, I did hear a pro-VMS person in ZKO (*i.e.* a DECie) once = tried refered to "DEC Ultrix" as Dirty Tricks, but I never heard that one take off/be repeated outside of ZKO. For history we probably should try to collect them, although I fear the context of the joke in the future may be lost. Clem =E1=90=A7 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_2613_01D44167.D9B6CDA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Always = H-PUCKS to us.=C2=A0=C2=A0 Of course, the other HP operating system = (MPE) we called Mighty Poor Excuse.

 

 

From: TUHS = <tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org> On Behalf Of John P. = Linderman
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2018 8:11 PM
To: = William Pechter <pechter@gmail.com>
Cc: The Eunuchs = Hysterical Society <tuhs@tuhs.org>
Subject: Re: [TUHS] = UNIX System names - since UNIX was a = Trademark

 

We always referred to = HP-UX as "H-Pukes".

 

On Fri, = Aug 31, 2018 at 11:17 AM, William Pechter <pechter@gmail.com> = wrote:

UNIX is a = trademark of AT&T
AT&T is a modem test command. =

-----Original Message-----
From: Clem Cole <clemc@ccc.com>
To: Dave Horsfall = <dave@horsfall.org>
Cc: The = Eunuchs Hysterical Society <tuhs@tuhs.org>
Sent: Fri, 31 Aug = 2018 10:42
Subject: Re: [TUHS] UNIX System names - since UNIX was a = Trademark

Dave Horsfall's comment about AIX made me think.  =    The joker in me has
 always been impressed by how = marketing people 'missed' the obvious
pronunciations that would lead = to serious

jokes.
Some of the more memorable ones from the = UNIX world that I knew: AIX ->
"aches", CRDS -> = "cruds", HP-UX -> HP "yucks" and "hockey = pucks" and my
favorite: RHEL -> "our hell"

I = bet there are more and others I did know/consider ;-)

That said, = I did hear a pro-VMS person in ZKO (*i.e.* a DECie) once = tried
refered to "DEC Ultrix" as Dirty Tricks, but I never = heard that one take
off/be repeated outside of ZKO.

For = history we probably should try to collect them, although I fear = the
context of the joke in the future may be = lost.


Clem
=E1=90=A7

=

 

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