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Parts of this product may be derived
from UNIX and Berkeley 4.3 BSD systems...
-- Label on Solaris 2.x disk
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Berzerkeley: /b*r-zer'klee/ [from `berserk', via the name of a now-deceased record label] n.
Humorous distortion of `Berkeley' used esp. to refer to the practices or products of the {BSD} UNIX hackers....
BSD /B-S-D/ n. [abbreviation for `Berkeley Software Distribution'] a family of Unix versions for the DEC VAX and PDP-11 developed by Bill Joy and others at Berzerkeley starting around 1980
incorporating paged virtual memory, TCP/IP networking enhancements, and many other features....
BSD: Unix with Berkeley enhancements. LSD: Reality with Berkeley enhancements.
Berzerkeley /b*r-zer'klee/ n. [from `berserk', via the name of a now-deceased record label
poss. originated by famed columnist Herb Caen] Humorous distortion of `Berkeley' used esp....
BSD: /B-S-D/ n. [abbreviation for `Berkeley System Distribution'] a family of {{UNIX}} versions for the {DEC} {VAX} and PDP-11 developed by Bill Joy and others at {Berzerkeley} starting around 1980
incorporating paged virtual memory, TCP/IP networking enhancements, and many other features....
finger [WAITS, via BSD Unix] 1. n. A program that displays information about a particular user or all users logged on the system, or a remote system.
Typically shows full name, last login time, idle time, terminal line, and terminal location (where applicable)....
finger: [WAITS, via BSD UNIX] 1. n. A program that displays information about a particular user or all users logged on the system, or a remote system.
Typically shows full name, last login time, idle time, terminal line, and terminal location (where applicable)....
plat n. 1. Name used in many places (DEC, IBM, and others) for the asterisk (*) character (ASCII 0101010).
This may derive from the `squashed-bug' appearance of the asterisk on many early line printers....
grind vt. 1. [MIT and Berkeley; now rare] To prettify hardcopy of code, especially LISP code, by reindenting lines, printing keywords and comments in distinct fonts (if available), etc.
This usage was associated with the MacLISP community and is now rare...