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From: gerwitz@hpcore.Kodak.Com (Paul Gerwitz)
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Subject: Re: Open Systems -- Who coined the term?
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Date: 26 Mar 91 16:57:09 GMT
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In article <1991Mar25.135520.29496@searchtech.com>, davidr@searchtech.com (David Resnick) writes:
|> 
|> 	I've got a friend who's trying to find the article in which the
|> term "open systems" is invented and defined.  He's writing a paper on
|> the history of UNIX.  Anyone know who deserves the credit for this
|> term?
|> David E. Resnick                                davidr@srchtec.uucp (registered)

Would you believe maybe the infamous "Suits" i.e. Sales people ?? :-)

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