UNIX
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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 | |
| Type: | Operating System (multitasking, multiuser) |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy at Bell Labs |
| Platform: | Originally PDP-7, then PDP-11 now cross-platform. |
| Date Released: | 1969 |
