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Jnc: /* Capitalization */ Bell's trademark was on 'UNIX'
2022-12-16T12:34:19Z
<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Capitalization: </span> Bell's trademark was on 'UNIX'</span></p>
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ForOldHack: /* Alas! a sign! */
2022-12-16T06:52:03Z
<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Alas! a sign!</span></span></p>
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ForOldHack: /* Interesting quote about capitalizaion */ from P. Salus book.
2022-12-16T06:48:37Z
<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Interesting quote about capitalizaion: </span> from P. Salus book.</span></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div><blockquote>Doug Mcllroy told me that he thought spelling UNIX with capital letters, rather than Unix, had been a grave error. I have adopted his<br />
suggestion and used Unix in most places. - P. Salus<br />
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[https://ia801004.us.archive.org/6/items/aquartercenturyofunixpeterh.salus_201910/A%20Quarter%20Century%20of%20UNIX%20-%20Peter%20H.%20Salus.pdf A Quarter Century of Unix - Peter H. Salus.]</div>
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