UNIX License plate

From: David C. Jenner <djenner_at_halcyon.com>
Date: Sat Jan 16 17:22:28 1999

I have one I got at the 1983 Unicom (Usenix/Uniform) meeting.
Armando Stetner of DEC was giving them out to celebrate DECs
decision to support their version of Unix (became Ultrix).
The one I have says "Trademark of Bell Labs". I've seen later
ones with later TM holders credited.

Just to be complete, here's the full content of the plate:

LIVE FREE OR DIE

UNIX*

TRADEMARK OF BELL LABS*

I'd be happy to sell this, but only for a big price. It'll make a
great decoration for my PDP-11/73 running 2.11BSD.

I got several other "curios" at the 1983 Unicom meeting:
- A large round button from Sun that says "The Joy of Unix"
- A sponge (from Perkin-Elmer, I think) that says: "Unix Software"
- other stuff I don't remember now under piles

The Unicom meeting was immediately after the CP/M '83 meeting,
which marked the pinnacle of CP/M. It went down hill pretty fast
after that.

Dave

Chuck McManis wrote:
>
> At 06:36 AM 1/16/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >ObCC: Around 1980 or so, I knew somebody with a license plate that said
> >"Unix: Live Free or Die". Was this issued by Bell Labs? And who has one
> >they'd like to sell?
>
> The New Hampshire vanity plate (state motto "Live Free or Die") UNIX was
> registered to Bill Shannon who worked at Sun (still does actually). Some
> vendor did some fake plates for one of the Uniforum conferences but I don't
> know if Bill got any royalties :-)
>
> --Chuck
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