November 7, 2019 archive

TDYR 371 – Celebrating 50 Years of UNIX

It was 50 years ago in the summer of 1969 that the Unix operating system was created at Bell Labs by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and their colleagues. In this episode I talk about the large effect Unix has had on my own life, in all of its many variations, and celebrate the 50 years of this remarkable creation. More info: https://www.bell-labs.com/var/articles/celebrating-50-years-unix/ https://www.bell-labs.com/unix50/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix