AIDX

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  AIDX /ayd'k*z/ n. Derogatory term for IBM's perverted version of Unix,
     AIX, especially for the AIX 3.? used in the IBM RS/6000 series (some
     hackers think it is funnier just to pronounce "AIX" as "aches"). A
     victim of the dreaded "hybridism" disease, this attempt to combine the
     two main currents of the Unix stream ({BSD} and USG Unix) became a
     {monstrosity} to haunt system administrators' dreams. For example, if


     new accounts are created while many users are logged on, the load
     average jumps quickly over 20 due to silly implementation of the user
     databases. For a quite similar disease, compare {HP-SUX}. Also, compare
     {Macintrash}, {Nominal Semidestructor}, {ScumOS}, {sun-stools}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  AIDX
       
           /aydkz/ A derogatory term for
          {IBM}'s perverted version of {Unix}, {AIX}, especially for the
          AIX 3.? used in the {IBM RS/6000} series (some hackers think
          it is funnier just to pronounce "AIX" as "aches").  A victim
          of the dreaded "hybridism" disease, this attempt to combine
          the two main currents of the Unix stream ({BSD} and {USG
          Unix}) became a monstrosity to haunt system administrators'
          dreams.  For example, if new accounts are created while many
          users are logged on, the load average jumps quickly over 20
          due to silly implementation of the user databases.
       
          For a quite similar disease, compare {HP-SUX}.  Also, compare
          {Macintrash} {Nominal Semidestructor}, {Open DeathTrap},
          {ScumOS}, {sun-stools}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1995-04-13)