WindowsとUnixは競合し、かつては激しく競り合っていたと言われることがある。しかし、実際には、Unixを搭載しPCのように個人利用を想定したUnixワークステーションが隆盛を極めたのは、1980年台のことで1990年台後半にはブームが沈静化している。もちろん ...

On "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0 Day," tech lovers all over the world celebrated the moment when the clocks in the popular Unix computer operating system struck that exact stream of numbers. But on Feb. 13, ...

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 ...

"The UNIX Operating System" is a documentary that Bell Labs made in 1982 about UNIX's significance, impact and usability. Even 10 years after its first installation, it's still an introduction to the ...

Towards the end of the 1960s, a small group of programmers were embarking upon a project which would transform the face of computing forever. Their goal was to write a multi-tasking, multi-user ...

Browsixライブデモ では、シンプルなシェルといくつかのコマンド、それにパイプラインの動作を試すことができる。簡単なファイルシステムも使われており、利用できるコマンドや実装されている機能が少ない点を除けば、UNIX風オペレーティングシステムのターミナルを使っているように見える ...

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 ...

NEW PROVIDENCE— Dennis Ritchie was supposed to travel to Tokyo last month to receive the prestigious Japan Prize for his role in inventing the UNIX computer operating system. The earthquake and ...