The new operating system was initially without organizational backing, and also without a name. At this stage, the new operating system was a singletasking operating system, not a multitasking one such as Multics. The name "Unics" (Uniplexed Information and Computing Service, pronounced as "eunuchs"), a pun on "Multics" (Multiplexed Information and Computer Services), was initially suggested for the project in 1970. Brian Kernighan claims the coining for himself, and adds that "no one can remember" who came up with the final spelling "Unix". Dennis Ritchie and Doug McIlroy also credit Kernighan.