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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Pronunciation Guide Please
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Date: Fri, 2-Oct-87 12:34:03 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  2 12:34:03 1987
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> >Some of us say "system vee", also.  You don't think there will ever be
> >a system six, do you?
> 
> Do you also say "System eye eye eye" instead of "System three" (System III)?

Nope.  Who cares about System III any more?

> BTW, There is now a Version 8 Unix, I don't find System VI (or System IX, as
> AT&T seems to to be going in multiples of three) to be an outlandish idea at 
> all.

There is both a V8 and a V9 within Bell Labs, and I wouldn't be surprised to
see a V10 before very long.  However, you have missed the point:  this has
*nothing* to do with what AT&T is marketing.  "System V" is now a magic
marketing buzzword, not a numbering scheme, which is why we have System V
Release 2 and System V Release 3 instead of System VI and VII.
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