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Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer [[operating system]] originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. Today's Unix systems are split into various branches, developed over time by AT&T as well as various commercial vendors and non-profit organizations. | Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer [[operating system]] originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. Today's Unix systems are split into various branches, developed over time by AT&T as well as various commercial vendors and non-profit organizations. | ||
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| + | Versions of relevance for hobbyists include: | ||
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| + | * [[Unix System 5]] - The first version with known source and binaries available. | ||
| + | * [[Unix System 6]] | ||
| + | * [[Unix System 7]] - One of the most complete and the last generally available and [[PDP-11]] version of Research UNIX | ||
| + | * [[2.11 BSD]] - A still-maintained version for PDP-11s | ||
| + | * [[4.3-Quasijarus BSD]] - A version of pre-POSIX BSD, still maintained, for the [[VAX]]. | ||
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| + | [http://www.netbsd.org NetBSD] will run on a variety of 32-bit older systems from the VAX to the Amiga. [http://www.openbsd.org OpenBSD] runs well on the [[VAX]]. | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 16 May 2007
Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. Today's Unix systems are split into various branches, developed over time by AT&T as well as various commercial vendors and non-profit organizations.
| Unix | |
| Type: | Operating System (multitasking, multiuser) |
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| Creator: | Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy at Bell Labs |
| Platform: | Originally PDP-7, then PDP-11 now cross-platform. |
| Date Released: | 1969 |
Versions of relevance for hobbyists include:
- Unix System 5 - The first version with known source and binaries available.
- Unix System 6
- Unix System 7 - One of the most complete and the last generally available and PDP-11 version of Research UNIX
- 2.11 BSD - A still-maintained version for PDP-11s
- 4.3-Quasijarus BSD - A version of pre-POSIX BSD, still maintained, for the VAX.
NetBSD will run on a variety of 32-bit older systems from the VAX to the Amiga. OpenBSD runs well on the VAX.
