Introduction to the Internet, UNIX and Linux history, Page 1

Chapter 1: Foundations
Section 3 UNIX and Linux history
Page 1 UNIX and Linux history

UNIX history	The history of UNIX is an oft told tale and it is sometime hard to get the right version. I've collected a couple of versions. While it is not essential that you know about the history of UNIX it does provide an interesting background.
	UNIX History Reading 1.2 Optional but recommended UNIX history Light-hearted history of UNIX
UNIX today	At the current point in time it appears that UNIX has ensconced itself into the following market niches server operating system, Machines running UNIX are acting as file servers and network servers for local area networks (LANs) of smaller client machines (running MS-DOS, Windows or Macs). workstation operating system. Workstations are nominally powerful computers usually used by a single user. They are generally used by engineers, scientists and other people who require a lot of computing power. Both these roles are being challenged by the arrival of new operating systems like Windows NT. The increased interest in the Internet has resulted in an explosion in the use of UNIX machines due to the fact that the Internet "grew up" with UNIX.

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AUTHOR: David Jones
Last modified: 24 Feb, 1996