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From: dpb@laidbak.UUCP (Darryl Baker)
Newsgroups: net.bugs.usg
Subject: Re: What does "usg" stand for?
Message-ID: <704@laidbak.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 13:12:26 EST
Article-I.D.: laidbak.704
Posted: Fri Jan 17 13:12:26 1986
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References: <298@gargoyle.UUCP>
Reply-To: dpb@laidbak.UUCP (Darryl Baker)
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In article <298@gargoyle.UUCP> west@gargoyle.UUCP (Steve Westfall) writes:
>OK, I give up!  I know from the content of net.bugs.usg
>that it has to do with System V Unix, but what does the
>"usg" mean???

The USG does stand for UNIX Support Group, and calling the ATT unix this came
from a comment in sysent.c reserving a system call for usg. This group was
based in Murray Hill NJ and was notorious for not returning calls or giving
out misinformation. When ATT made UNIX a commercial product they formed a
new support group in IL. These are the people who support UNIX System V on
VAX, PDP, and the 3B line.

		I was a member of USG in IL for 2 years.
		Darryl Baker
		ihnp4!laidbak!dpb