I always found it interesting that SAS was one of the few big companies, ever, built primarily on a programming language. Early on (25-30 years ago) a family m

I always found it interesting that SAS was one of the few big companies, ever, built primarily on a programming language. Early on (25-30 years ago) a family member worked there, and I was a summer intern there. I picked up a few things which seem relevant here. There was reportedly some guy by the name of Mr. Bass who (as in this case) began publishing a workalike product called "The Bass System". Originally the name "SAS" was an acronym for "Statistical Analysis System". I heard it was changed, at least in part, due to ambiguities pertaining to trademarking acronyms. I don't know if this was related to Mr. Bass in particular.