[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Origin of the 'E' in SAGE.

To: Graham Dunn <gdunn@ineural.com>, sage-members@usenix.org
Subject: Re: Origin of the 'E' in SAGE.
From: Greg Rose <ggr@qualcomm.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:50:27 +1000
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.05.9901181715240.9889-100000@admin3.ineural.com>
References: <36a38a825eb2002@gold.tc.umn.edu>
Sender: owner-sage-members@usenix.org

At 17:17 18/01/99 -0500, Graham Dunn wrote:
>Does anyone know ? It's been bugging me for some time. I mean, 'SAG' is a
>pretty awful acronym.

It's the "e" off the "creat" system call in Unix. It was found in Ken
Thompson's dumpster at the back of Bell Labs.

regards,
Greg.

Greg Rose                                       INTERNET: ggr@Qualcomm.com
Qualcomm Australia          VOICE:  +61-2-9181-4851   FAX: +61-2-9181-5470
Suite 410, Birkenhead Point,               http://people.qualcomm.com/ggr/ 
Drummoyne NSW 2047      232B EC8F 44C6 C853 D68F  E107 E6BF CD2F 1081 A37C

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Origin of the 'E' in SAGE.
  - From: Jim Duncan <jim@arl.psu.edu>

References:
- TCSA meeting January 21
  - From: Dave Bianchi <djb@tc.umn.edu>
- Origin of the 'E' in SAGE.
  - From: Graham Dunn <gdunn@ineural.com>

Prev by Date: Re: Origin of the 'E' in SAGE.
Next by Date: Re: Origin of the 'E' in SAGE.
Prev by thread: Re: Origin of the 'E' in SAGE.
Next by thread: Re: Origin of the 'E' in SAGE.
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread