UNIX 9th edition ????

[George W. Leach]

In article <9606 at smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn at brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>) writes:

>UNIX System III was the commercial name for USG UNIX 3.0 and UNIX System
>V was the commercial name for UNIX 5.0.  Because of the marketing hoopla
>about UNIX System V being the "standard" UNIX, further commercial
>releases retained the name "UNIX System V".  This is expected to continue.


     To further add to the confusion, at one time those within AT&T who
used 5.0 refered to it as such.  I believe that now everyone at least
calls it by the same name, System V.x.


>There was a USG UNIX 4.0 (also 4.1), which some government sites obtained
>but which wasn't generally available for commercial license.

    Yup, I still have my 4.0 manual (and some other relics).




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