>Well, let's see:
>
>Unix: originally called "Unics" (a pun on Multics), later renamed "Unix"
>for whatever reason -- this was in the early 70s
>
>NeXT: well, there always was an "x" in "next", wasn't it? Plus a
>reference to its Unix underpinnings
>
>Linux: from "Linus" and "Unix", so the "x" was borrowed from Unix
>
>Mac OS X: "X" is the Roman digit representing 10 (and thus it's
>pronounced "Mac OS Ten", not "Mac OS X"), also a reference to its
>"plumbing" being derived from Unix
>
>Windows XP: eXPerience? And Windows eventually had to have an X in it
>somewhere, so as not to be left out when everyone else had so much fun
>with their X-whatever OS
As a final note I might add that the "X" also seems to lend itself at the
moment for all kinds of advertising purposes, like the new SUV from
Nissan I've seen commercials over here in Germany for: the "X-Trail".
Chris Searles
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