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June 8th, 2009

40 Years of Unix - A Timeline

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Gary Anthes over at Computer World has a great time line of Unix from start to present.

Ever wonder about how Unix got started, not to mention all the twists and turns it took along the way? Here are some milestones of the operating system’s four-decade-long history.

Here is one I think is pretty significant:

1973 - Unix matures. The “pipe,” a mechanism for sharing information between two programs, which will influence operating systems for decades, is added to Unix. Unix is rewritten from assembler into C.

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March 18th, 2009

I’m Linux

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March 17th, 2009

Can Linux Save the IT Industry in this Econmic Downturn?

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15 Facts About the Linux Kernel

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September 18th, 2008

Is HP Developing Its Own Version of Linux?

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September 9th, 2008

Mark Shuttleworth Introduces Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

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September 5th, 2008

Microsoft’s New Commercial With Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld

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