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| − | '''Unix''' (officially trademarked as '''UNIX'''® - the documentation switched from using 'UNIX' to 'Unix' as of V7) is a computer [[operating system]] originally developed in the 1970s by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. | + | '''Unix''' (officially trademarked as '''UNIX'''® - the documentation switched from using 'UNIX' to 'Unix' as of [[Unix Seventh Edition|V7]]) is a computer [[operating system]] originally developed in the 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. A number of clones of Unix, which share the interfaces, and 'look and feel', but no code, have also been produced. | 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. A number of clones of Unix, which share the interfaces, and 'look and feel', but no code, have also been produced. | ||
Versions of relevance for hobbyists include: | Versions of relevance for hobbyists include: | ||
| + | * Unix "version 0" for [[PDP-7]] - See https://github.com/DoctorWkt/pdp7-unix | ||
* [[Unix System 1]] - The first version of UNIX that has been recently made to run on the [[PDP-11]] | * [[Unix System 1]] - The first version of UNIX that has been recently made to run on the [[PDP-11]] | ||
* [[UNIX Fifth Edition|UNIX V5]] - One of first version with known source and binaries available. | * [[UNIX Fifth Edition|UNIX V5]] - One of first version with known source and binaries available. | ||
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== CSRG releases == | == CSRG releases == | ||
| − | Meanwhile the [[ | + | Meanwhile the [[Computer Systems Research Group]] kept on releasing newer [[BSD]] UNIX's derived from 32v. Descended from there are several popular versions: |
* [http://www.freebsd.org FreeBSD] focuses on providing a system geared towards a single user. | * [http://www.freebsd.org FreeBSD] focuses on providing a system geared towards a single user. | ||
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* [[UNIX file system]] | * [[UNIX file system]] | ||
* [[BSD Fast File System]] | * [[BSD Fast File System]] | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | * [https://www.tuhs.org/ The Unix Heritage Society] | ||
| + | ** [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl The Unix Tree] - Complete source for many early versions of Unix | ||
| + | * [https://wiki.tuhs.org/doku.php?id=start The Unix Heritage Wiki] | ||
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| + | ===Fun links=== | ||
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| + | * [http://vrici.lojban.org/~cowan/upc/ The Unix Power Classic: A book about the Unix Way and its power] - Hacker-oriented version of the Dao De Jing | ||
| + | * [http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/unix-koans/ Rootless Root: The Unix Koans of Master Foo] | ||
{{Nav Unix}} | {{Nav Unix}} | ||
[[Category: Operating Systems]] | [[Category: Operating Systems]] | ||
Revision as of 08:10, 8 April 2021
| UNIX | |
| Type: | Time-sharing |
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| Creator: | Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy at Bell Labs |
| Multitasking: | Multi-tasking with swapping/paging (latter added in a later version) |
| Architecture: | Originally PDP-7, then PDP-11; now cross-platform. |
| Date Released: | 1969 |
Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX® - the documentation switched from using 'UNIX' to 'Unix' as of V7) is a computer operating system originally developed in the 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. A number of clones of Unix, which share the interfaces, and 'look and feel', but no code, have also been produced.
Versions of relevance for hobbyists include:
- Unix "version 0" for PDP-7 - See https://github.com/DoctorWkt/pdp7-unix
- Unix System 1 - The first version of UNIX that has been recently made to run on the PDP-11
- UNIX V5 - One of first version with known source and binaries available.
- UNIX V6 - The last version before branches started to appear
- Unix V7 - One of the most complete and the last generally available and PDP-11 version of Research UNIX
- Unix/32V - A 32bit port of System 7 to the VAX 11/780.
Unix then went commercial and was sold. Below is an early ad for AT&T UNIX.
CSRG releases
Meanwhile the Computer Systems Research Group kept on releasing newer BSD UNIX's derived from 32v. Descended from there are several popular versions:
- FreeBSD focuses on providing a system geared towards a single user.
- OpenBSD derived from the NetBSD project will run on all kinds of systems.
See also
External links
- The Unix Heritage Society
- The Unix Tree - Complete source for many early versions of Unix
- The Unix Heritage Wiki
Fun links
- The Unix Power Classic: A book about the Unix Way and its power - Hacker-oriented version of the Dao De Jing
- Rootless Root: The Unix Koans of Master Foo
| v • d • e UNIX Versions, Vendors and Related |
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| Research Unix PDP-7 UNIX • V1 • V2 • V3 • V4 • V5 • V6 • V7 • V8 • V9 • V10 • LSX • MINI-UNIX • Unix/32V
AT&T - CB-UNIX • PWB/UNIX • USG UNIX • System III • System IV • System V BSD - 2.9 BSD • 2.10 BSD • 2.11 BSD • 3BSD • 4BSD • 4.1 BSD • 4.2 BSD • 4.3 BSD • 4.4 BSD BSD Descendants 386BSD • NetBSD • OpenBSD • FreeBSD • NeXTSTEP • Darwin Other - xv6 • AMIX • SunOS • Solaris • ULTRIX • A/UX • XENIX • AIX • Dell UNIX |
