I always thought the New Jersey guys were Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. Thompson and Ritchie worked at Bell Labs in NJ, and then Thompson brought Unix to Be

I always thought the New Jersey guys were Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. Thompson and Ritchie worked at Bell Labs in NJ, and then Thompson brought Unix to Berkeley, where Bill Joy picked it up. I don't think Bill Joy ever lived or worked in NJ.