The theory that Unix stood for "Emasculated Multics" has never quite died...

At one point, a couple of people (I don't remember who) thought it was funny to answer the phone in the Lab by saying, in a high squeeky voice, "Unix Room". They gave it up after a couple of people just hung up...

Steve

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[TUHS] An Early Unix Group Meeting (funny story)

I started using Unix in ~1977 at UC Santa Barbara. At some point
around then we decided to host a Unix users meeting in the U-Cen
student union building. We asked the facilities people to prepare
a sign pointing to the meeting room.

Imagine my reaction when I walked into the building and saw
the following sign:

"Eunuchs Group Meeting - Room 125"

I don't know if any eunuchs actually showed up.

Jon Forrest