Intro to UNIX
(Selected) Key Features
Hierarchical file system
Computer processes
Device files (treat everything as a file)
Modular
Command-line interpreter
Small utility programs
Rewritten in C
Pipes
Sources:
www.unix.org/what_is_unix/history_timeline.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Unix
www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Secure-Programs-HOWTO/history.html
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Alyce Brady, Kalamazoo College