On (17 Apr 97) Cameron Clark wrote to Pierre Phaneuf...
 CC>     Remeber who C++ was invented. It was supposed to be a scripting
 CC>     language for a video game. The operator/programmer got tired of
 CC>     having to go to another machine to compile and then having the 
 CC>     program stored on paper tape. This new scripting language was
 CC>     then turned into a compiled language for speed issue. The game
 CC>     project fell flat and UNIX started. The word UNIX is actually
 CC>     a play on words: it is derived from an emasculated version of
 CC> MULTIX.
My goodness, where DO people come up with this stuff?  First of all, C++
wasn't invented until WELL after UNIX was a well established item.  If
anything, you're talking about the origin of C rather than C++.
Along with being at least partly wrong, that also means nearly the
entire message is off-topic.  If I had to give some advice, it would be
to read a couple of books.  _The Design and Evolution of C++_ was
written by Bjarne Stroustrup, and is doubtless quite accurate.  It's
also extremely interesting reading.
The early history of UNIX is harder to track down well.  One book that
contains a bit about it is _The UNIX Programming Environment_.  However,
this book was written well before C++ came along, so none of it is
really topical...
    Later,
    Jerry. (C_PLUSPLUS Moderator)
... The Universe is a figment of its own imagination.
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