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From: jack@boring.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Why the vax, but not the Unix??
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Date: Fri, 14-Jun-85 16:03:40 EDT
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A related question:
Why am I 'in THE editor', but 'in vi'? Or 'using A DBMS' but 'using ingres'?

It seems that program names have become more-or-less like personal
names.....

Also, note that the question isn't restricted to unix/vax:
It's also 'multics', 'nos/be', 'vms', and 'the cyber', 'the pdp', etc.
-- 
	Jack Jansen, jack@mcvax.UUCP
	The shell is my oyster.