UNIX

All about DEC

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Although they were never a household term, DEC was one of the best computer companies of all time. Specifically, we wouldn’t have the Internet, UNIX, or TCP/IP without them!

NeXTSTEP is cool

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And it's the UNIX that eventually became macOS and iOS.

The death of SGI

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Of of the great UNIX giants is now bankrupt.

10 years of UserFriendly.org

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The nerdiest sysadmin web comic on the Internet.

Happy Epoch Day!

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The Nostradamus of UNIX

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Seriously, this book predicted how UNIX would evolve to a tee.

The UNIX way

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It's the best way.

The wicked witch is dead

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SCO - the company that tried to sue Linux - is dead.

1. Operating Systems

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In the tech world, the operating system (OS) you prefer is considered as much of a defining feature as the clothes you wear or the music you like. As a result, this page examines the three major OSes out there today: UNIX (including macOS), Linux, and Windows.

2. My published books

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A list of the textbooks I've authored for Course Technology, Cengage, Nelson, Thompson/Delmar and Wiley.