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From: maxwell@ablnc.ATT.COM (Robert Maxwell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: UNIX or Unix?
Message-ID: <499@ablnc.ATT.COM>
Date: 22 Mar 88 13:33:27 GMT
References: <2614@auscso.UUCP> <4190@ptsfa.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T, Maitland, Florida
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In article <4190@ptsfa.UUCP>, dmt@ptsfa.UUCP (Dave Turner) writes:
> In article <2614@auscso.UUCP> jboede@auscso.UUCP (Jon Boede) writes:
> >While it may seem fairly trivial, this is a serious question.  I do a good deal
> >of writing about and (a little) justifying of UNIX and it's surfaced in my
> >attention that there really doesn't seem to be an official way of capitalizing
> >it.  Even AT&T is a little schizo about it.
> >
> 
> Several years ago AT&T sent me a letter that contained the following:
> 
> * UNIX is a Trademark of Bell Laboratories.

The current correct form of the footnote is:

 * UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T

AT&T has registered UNIX as a trademark. Another legal form, where the
proper symbol is available is UNIX with the 'R' in a circle superscripted
after the word UNIX.

It is also correct that it is UNIX, not Unix, misinformed AT&T employees
notwithstanding.

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