Unix

Unix or UNIX is an operating system that was developed by some of the members of the Multics team at the bell labs starting in the late 1960's, many of who also helped create the C programming language. Today, Unix is not just the work of a couple of programmers, many other organizations, institutes, and various other individuals have contributed significant additions to Unix and its variants, making it a widely used and popular operating system today.

• Additional information and help with Unix and Unix variants can be found on our Unix page.

• This history of Unix and Linux can be found here.

Also see: Linux, Operating system definitions, POSIX, YAUN