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From: newton@cleese.apana.org.au (Mark Newton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: I hope this wont ignite a major flame w
Date: 28 Jul 1994 22:06:44 +0930
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In article <313v75$onl@wsiserv.informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>, Andrej Gabara (gabara@Informatik.Uni-Tuebingen.DE) wrote:
 > In article bve@server.st.usm.edu, davis@blackmoor (Jonathan A. Davis) writes:

 > >: Unless AIX has been seriously revamped in the last couple of years,
 > >: that is...

 > >After nearly 3 years of AIX system administration I'm *still* not sure
 > >what flavor of Unix it is. (the word "Unix" in this case is used very
 > >loosely)

 > Maybe there are three UNIX flavors: SYSV, BSD, and AIX ;-)

When I worked at my first IBM shop, I thought it was strange how everyone
there said "AIX" by actually spelling it out -- "Ay eye ecks."

I had always pronounced it:  "Aches."

It just sounds so much more appropriate, eh?

   - mark
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