On Tuesday, August 13th, 2024 at 11:15 AM, arnold@skeeve.com <arnold@skeeve.com> wrote:

> BWK certainly does --- there are some pictures in his memoirs, including
> some Unix pens I found in Israel and sent to him, many, many moons ago.
>
> Clem Cole clemc@ccc.com wrote:
>
> > Outstanding. IIRC Dennis used to have a collection of unices people sent
> > him. Some of them were pretty interesting. The logo on thet umbrella
> > makes me think that was one he had, but I can not tell you what it was
> > from. FWIW: The only one I found is a tube of super glue:
> > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CIhuRZl5dnI7yNo5pBO3PWh1gI_OLVAk/view?usp=sharing
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 9:48 AM Dan Cross crossd@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > > I thought some may appreciate the linked photo: Unix spotted near Mumbai
> > > Central Railway Station, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India.
> > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/acTTsfvYt5suP4wS6
> > >
> > > - Dan C.

The relevant pages on dmr's Bell Labs page:

https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/otherunix.html

I think of his collection of "diverse" UNIX variants whenever I see something particularly out of place in an auction search for UNIX stuff.  Among other things, UNIX is a popular abbreviation for unisex, so I often find myself combing through auctions for tshirts and shoes while trying to find computing history...

- Matt G.

P.S. Lumping in the bwk memoirs plug, purchased a copy not too long ago and I found it a great read, certainly a good starting place for anyone first dipping their toes into UNIX lore.