USG Unix




operating system /U-S-G yoo'niks/ Refers to AT&T Unix commercial versions after Version 7, especially System III and System V releases 1, 2, and 3.

So called because during most of the lifespan of those versions AT&T's support crew was called the "Unix Support Group".

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user name
User Network Interface
user-obsequious
user-unctuous
Use the Source Luke
AIDX
American Telephone and Telegraph, Inc.
Berkeley Software Distribution
fossil
holy wars
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