Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hou2b.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!hou2b!halle From: halle@hou2b.UUCP (J.HALLE) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Why the vax, but not the Unix?? Message-ID: <546@hou2b.UUCP> Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 17:04:04 EDT Article-I.D.: hou2b.546 Posted: Thu Jun 6 17:04:04 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 7-Jun-85 03:44:55 EDT References: <27400001@gypsy.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 7 Why "the VAX" and not "the UNIX"? Because using UNIX as a noun is incorrect. The trademark UNIX is an adjective which must modify something: the UNIX operating system the UNIX kernal etc. So try using it properly if you want the article included.