Addison-Wesley Unix and Open Systems: A Quarter Century of Unix (Paperback)

A Quarter Century of UNIX presents the history of UNIX. Based on interviews with the key software engineers who invented and built this powerful operating system, this book provides unique insight into the most important operating system in the modern computing environment. This work explores the development of UNIX, the successful example of a collaborative software project, and the computer scientists involved. Originating from a small project at AT&T Bell Laboratories, UNIX has grown to be a dominant operating system in the commercial computing world - the system responsible for the development of the C programming language and the modern networked envioronment. Peter Salus is a recognized promoter and spokesman for UNIX and the UNIX community.

• Author: Peter Salus • ISBN:9780201547771 • Format:Paperback • Publication Date:1994-05-31