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At least as old as 15-Jan-1992 16:38
From: mcinerny+ AT andrew.cmu.edu (Michael J. McInerny)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny
Subject: What Flavor of UNIX?
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Vanilla — Unix version 7
- Plain ol’ ice cream.
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Chocolate — AT&T System V
- Too rich for some.
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Strawberry — BSD 4.2
- Very pink.
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Neapolitan — AIX
- What happens when you put all three in the same box.
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Rocky Road — A/UX
- Sorta chocolate with lumps.
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Ice Milk — Xenix
- Not even as good as vanilla.
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Frozen Yogurt — Mach
- It looks and tastes the same as ice cream, but someone will claim it’s better for you, even though there’s no real evidence to support that claim.
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Italian Ice — David Cheriton’s V kernel
- Hard, minimalist dessert.
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Tofutti — MINIX
- An ice cream-like substitute.
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Mousse — OS/2
- Sorta looks like ice cream, until you taste it: then you realize it’s not the same thing at all.
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Jell-O brand pudding — Windows 3.0
- Cheap mousse.
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Custard — Macintosh
- Fancy pudding.
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Creme Brulee — Macintosh System 7.0
- Custard with a solid base.
