Post by rubl on May 13, 2018 13:17:10 GMT 7
How Unix started nearly fifty years ago. An interesting read, in a way similar to reading about those chaps who 'invented' steam engines and all the problems they had to go through.
The Evolution of the Unix Time-sharing System*
Dennis M. Ritchie
Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, 07974
ABSTRACT
This paper presents a brief history of the early development of the Unix operating system. It concentrates on the evolution of the file system, the process-control mechanism, and the idea of pipelined commands. Some attention is paid to social conditions during the development of the system.
www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/hist.html
The Evolution of the Unix Time-sharing System*
Dennis M. Ritchie
Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, 07974
ABSTRACT
This paper presents a brief history of the early development of the Unix operating system. It concentrates on the evolution of the file system, the process-control mechanism, and the idea of pipelined commands. Some attention is paid to social conditions during the development of the system.
www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/hist.html
