Readings on History of Unix?

4 pointsSneakyTornado293y ago5 comments

Looking for some reading material about the early history of systems and computing such as on the origins of Unix.

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A great place to start:

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-13y ago

I'm actually creating a Unix/GNU/POSIX/Linux timeline for young folks at $JOB. Might post here later.

I've found younger devs / sysadmins struggle hard due lack of context. Most systems work as they do today for historical, not technical reasons.

A Quarter Century of UNIX by Peter Salus

Doesn't quite fit, but it's a classic and takes place in the UNIX world of the 80s: The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll

Kernighan’s history of unix, amazon has it, it might be print on demand “ UNIX: A History and a Memoir”

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