The History of Unix: Part 1

from Picture Me Coding · host Erik Aker and Mike Mull

This week we talk about the early days of Unix, primarily based on Brian Kernighan's book Unix: A History and Memoir, about his days at Bell Labs and the creation of Unix and C by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and other luminaries.https://www.amazon.com/UNIX-History-Memoir-Brian-Kernighan/dp/1695978552https://dsf.berkeley.edu/cs262/unix.pdfhttps://cs3210.cc.gatech.edu/r/unix6.pdfSend us Fan Mail

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