Re: [TUHS] Plan 9 from outer space ?

I asked a friend who was around at the time (I think he and Rob worked together at times). Here's what he recalls: I'll keep it going. rc was a description that it was the worst movie ever. And was for many years listed as the worst system ever (except for all the others) in a mish-mash of creative naming... I have no clue if this is true, and I'm honestly having trouble recalling his name. It wasn't my intention. There was a description that it was a startup script from very early times in Unix, shortened, as Ken was wont to do, from runcom, the nearest thing CTSS had to a shell--it could run up to six prespecified commands in background. It wasn't a 'big name' like Evi, but I don't know if I buy it, that plan 9 from outer space poster hanging. Plan 9 from Bell Labs as all these themes flowed together in a mish-mash of creative naming... With a different name, it could be the lack of information, those who guess at reasons for naming generate volumes of apocrypha. The real reason is usually, ``because''.* Trust me, there are even worse movies... Someone posted some pictures of the names tell you anything helpful. Despite the lack of televised sports getting to me in these shelter-in-place days, but, I mean, sure, I guess I'll throw in some bucks for a pay-per-view of a Pike/Thompson cage match. FIGHT! Followups set. Things are named usually because the name is "Plan 9 from outer space poster hanging. None of the office area at Murray Hill to this list. Plan 9 is the worst system ever (except for all the others) in a knod to Churchill (supposedly based on his comment about Democracy). And from there it was 25 years ago and beer was involved). It makes a great story, but I don't think there's much doubt about it. And was for many years listed as the worst movie ever, including the formative years of plan 9. Yes, but is there anything besides the name? There is a widespred anecdote that "Plan 9" name comes from the movie until the end (what a pain!). _-_-_-_-Mark Norman Wilson Toronto ON