TY - JOUR
T1 - The UNIX operating system
T2 - A model for software design
AU - Kernighan, Brian W.
AU - Morgan, Samuel P.
PY - 1982
Y1 - 1982
N2 - The UNIX operating system, a general-purpose time-sharing system, has, without marketing, advertising, or technical support, become widely used by universities and scientific research establishments. It is the de facto standard of comparison for such systems and has spawned a small industry of suppliers of UNIX variants and look-alikes. This article attempts to uncover the reasons for its success and to draw some lessons for the future of operating systems.
AB - The UNIX operating system, a general-purpose time-sharing system, has, without marketing, advertising, or technical support, become widely used by universities and scientific research establishments. It is the de facto standard of comparison for such systems and has spawned a small industry of suppliers of UNIX variants and look-alikes. This article attempts to uncover the reasons for its success and to draw some lessons for the future of operating systems.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.215.4534.779
DO - 10.1126/science.215.4534.779
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17747840
AN - SCOPUS:33748939037
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 215
SP - 779
EP - 783
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 4534
ER -