notfred's geeky trivia question of the day.

[notfred]

BTW, I didn't just make this up, it is actually used, although it's not particularly widespread.

 

[BooGiMaN]

Originally posted by: notfred
BTW, I didn't just make this up, it is actually used, although it's not particularly widespread.

is it only used by blue ninjas?
cant trust them blue ninja looking doctor avars ya know...

 

[LivinLaVivaPollo]

HP-UX?

 

MacOS X? Can you give a little more clue? Not everyone here is a real geek, you know!

Or I can guess the second part (i.e., why it is named that) if the first part is wrong: It cost a lot to manufacture of all operating systems in history?

Hey, I'm not a geek, so don't laugh at me.

 

[StageLeft]

windows xp

 

[StageLeft]

or 98

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: luvly
MacOS X? Can you give a little more clue? Not everyone here is a real geek, you know!

Or I can guess the second part (i.e., why it is named that) if the first part is wrong: It cost a lot to manufacture of all operating systems in history?

Hey, I'm not a geek, so don't laugh at me.

OS X was already guessed, and it has nothing to do with money

 

[StageLeft]

I'm actually going to guess that the x$ incorporates all operating systems, and that's why nobody can guess it. $ denotes a string, x being a variable or some such thing. So x$ in this context can be the name of any OS ever made EVAR.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
I'm actually going to guess that the x$ incorporates all operating systems, and that's why nobody can guess it. $ denotes a string, x being a variable or some such thing. So x$ in this context can be the name of any OS ever made EVAR.

That's almost hinting towards being more like the right concept, but no.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Skoorb
I'm actually going to guess that the x$ incorporates all operating systems, and that's why nobody can guess it. $ denotes a string, x being a variable or some such thing. So x$ in this context can be the name of any OS ever made EVAR.

That's almost hinting towards being more like the right concept, but no.

Gotta be the elusive windows 94 then!

 

[notfred]

how many of you are annoyed that google won't search for the '$'?

 

[acidvoodoo]

X darwin

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: acidvoodoo
X darwin

That's not an OS either.

 

[Staples]

If it has the money sign ($) in it, it has to be a reference to MS somehow. I'd say it is Windows XP. I think putting the money sign in MS looks really stupid but there are a million people who do it.

 

[acidvoodoo]

is this not the oily sausage thread then?

 

[LivinLaVivaPollo]

I'm pretty sure fred said not XP. My vote goes to HP-UX! crosses fingers...

 

[StageLeft]

windows xp

 

[melly]

ms you suck?

 

[gopunk]

vms?

 

[datalink7]

Did I get it right?

 

[notfred]

ULTIMATE HINT:

Go to this web page (developed by yours truly), and in the search bar, type 'x$' and select "last name".

 

[Yossarian]

this is certainly an exciting thread.

 

[LSUfan]

cox ?

 

[Reel]

*nix?

 

[Whitecloak]

any x86 OS?