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Readings on History of Unix?

4 pointsby SneakyTornado29almost 3 years ago
Looking for some reading material about the early history of systems and computing such as on the origins of Unix.

5 comments

farglealmost 3 years ago
A great place to start:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bell-labs.com&#x2F;usr&#x2F;dmr&#x2F;www&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bell-labs.com&#x2F;usr&#x2F;dmr&#x2F;www&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bell-labs.com&#x2F;usr&#x2F;dmr&#x2F;www&#x2F;hist.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bell-labs.com&#x2F;usr&#x2F;dmr&#x2F;www&#x2F;hist.html</a><p>A long while ago, I once had the fortune to exchange emails with Dennis Richie. He was a wonderful man, extremely helpful and kind.
pid-1almost 3 years ago
I&#x27;m actually creating a Unix&#x2F;GNU&#x2F;POSIX&#x2F;Linux timeline for young folks at $JOB. Might post here later.<p>I&#x27;ve found younger devs &#x2F; sysadmins struggle hard due lack of context. Most systems work as they do today for historical, not technical reasons.
atsalolialmost 3 years ago
A Quarter Century of UNIX by Peter Salus<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Quarter-Century-UNIX-Peter-Salus&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0201547775" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Quarter-Century-UNIX-Peter-Salus&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0...</a>
slateralmost 3 years ago
Doesn&#x27;t <i>quite</i> fit, but it&#x27;s a classic and takes place in the UNIX world of the 80s: The Cuckoo&#x27;s Egg by Clifford Stoll
auroralimonalmost 3 years ago
Kernighan’s history of unix, amazon has it, it might be print on demand “ UNIX: A History and a Memoir”