What Flavor of UNIX?

Date in my archives: 21-Feb-1991

Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny

Forwarded with subject: What Flavor of UNIX?

From: mcinerny+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael J. McInerny)

Vanilla -- Unix version 7
Plain ol' ice cream.

Chocolate -- AT&T System V
Too rich for some.

Strawberry -- BSD 4.2
Very pink.

Neapolitan -- AIX
What happens when you put all three in the same box.

Rocky Road -- A/UX
Sorta chocolate with lumps.

Ice Milk -- Xenix
Not even as good as vanilla.

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.

Italian Ice -- David Cheriton's V kernel
Hard, minimalist dessert.

Tofutti -- MINIX
An ice cream-like substitute.

Mousse -- OS/2
Sorta looks like ice cream, until you taste it: then you realize it's not the same thing at all.

Jell-O brand pudding -- Windows 3.0
Cheap mousse.

Custard -- Macintosh
Fancy pudding.

Creme Brulee -- Macintosh System 7.0
Custard with a solid base.