tags:: #[[operating system]] #programming #technology #computing #software - **prev:** [[operating system]] - > unix is a family of [[multitasking]], multi-[[user]] of [[operating system]]s. - from the #wikipedia article on unix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix - unix operating systems were originally meant as a convenient platform for [[programmers]] to develop [[software]]. - unix was originally developed by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others at AT&T around 1969. #nice - since then, unix has evolved into many [[unix-like]] operating systems, including the most popular one, [[linux]]. - **next:** [[linux]]