The choice between UNIX and Linux is not an easy one. These operating systems both have their upsides and downsides. There are certain things you need to consider before deciding which operating ...
In a twist of irony, the Unix platform celebrates its 40th birthday this year, as does the man whose work probably has done more to diminish the trendiness of Unix than anyone else: Linux founder ...
An old book about an even older operating system.
Forty years ago this summer, a programmer sat down and knocked out in one month what would become one of the most important pieces of software ever created. In August 1969, Ken Thompson, a programmer ...
Unix rising? Maybe, but the story isn’t just Linux, and maybe it isn’t just on the server. Like many people, I was intrigued, if puzzled, this month when Sun Microsystems told the world how much it ...
Forty years ago this summer, a programmer sat down and knocked out in one month what would become one of the most important pieces of software ever created. In August 1969, Ken Thompson, a programmer ...
It’s 50 years since a team of computer scientists created the first version of an operating system (OS) that would revolutionise modern-day computing. Created as a multi-tasking system for multiple ...