Lengthy encyclopedia-quality article from Bell Labs, covering the early days to the present version ... After three decades of use, the UNIX* computer operating system from Bell Labs is still regarded as one of the most powerful, versatile, and flexible operating systems (OS) in the computer world.
www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/ www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/
The uniqueness of UNIX ... The UNIX* operating system was designed to let a number of programmers access the computer at the same time and share its resources. ... Although UNIX was developed by programmers for programmers, it provides an environment so powerful and flexible that it is found in businesses, sciences, academia,
www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/tutorial.html www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/tutorial.html
A Unix history's diagram ... This is a simplified diagram of unix history. There are numerous derivative systems not listed in this chart, maybe 10 times more! In the recent past, many electronic companies had their own unix releases. This diagram is only the tip of an iceberg, with a penguin on it ;-).
www.levenez.com/unix/ www.levenez.com/unix/
UNIX and Linux history and version releases. ... Unix, Linux, and variant history ... Computer history home...
www.computerhope.com/history/unix.htm www.computerhope.com/history/unix.htm
On the Evolution of Unix and the Automation ... of Telephone Support Operations ... by Ronda Hauben...
www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/docs/unix.html www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/docs/unix.html
Unix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX , sometimes also written as Unix with small caps) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, includi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix
Historical summary and timeline. ... Source: A brief look at the early history ... The history of UNIX starts back in 1969, when Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and others started working on the "little-used PDP-7 in a corner" at Bell Labs and what was to become UNIX.
www.unix.org/what_is_unix/history_timeline.html www.unix.org/what_is_unix/history_timeline.html
XenoSNK, on 10/29/2008, -4/+84The complete history of UNIX, as a huge ass-timeline. ... Paulish, on 10/29/2008, -0/+6I bet 50 years from now computer science classes will have whole courses on the chronology of UNIX. Odd to think that computers will be "history".
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Berkeley's Computer Science Research Group was in the right place at the right time with the strongest development tools; the result became arguably the most critical turning point in Unix's history since its invention.
www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ch02s01.html
Assembling the History of Unix ... Revised Last Draft ... Current Outline and Responsibilities...
www.princeton.edu/~mike/unixhistory www.princeton.edu/~mike/unixhistory
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