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Linux 5
Kernighan, Brian 2
Ritchie, Dennis 5
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 The Creation of the UNIX Operating SystemThe Creation of the UNIX Operating System
 
Lengthy encyclopedia-quality article from Bell Labs, covering the early days to the present versions.
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About the FreeBSD ProjectAbout the FreeBSD Project
 History and overview from the FreeBSD Handbook.
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Bell Labs: Selected Technical ReportsBell Labs: Selected Technical Reports
 Several classic Unix papers dating back to 1973. Most reports are Gzipped PostScript, some are in PDF.
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A Brief History of UnixA Brief History of Unix
 History of Unix and causes for its popularity. "This document is designed to give people with no previous UNIX experience some sense of what UNIX is. This document will cover the history of UNIX and an introduction to UNIX."
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A Brief Synopsis of Unix HistoryA Brief Synopsis of Unix History
 University of Indiana Knowledge Base article. Summary of Unix versions and links to related entries.
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CSRG Archive CD-ROMsCSRG Archive CD-ROMs
 The full source archives of the University of California at Berkeley's Computer Systems Research Group, for sale on a 4-CD set.
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Dennis Ritchie's Home PageDennis Ritchie's Home Page
 Several historic technical reports, anecdotes, and stories from one of the fathers of Unix.
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The Evolution of the Unix Time-Sharing SystemThe Evolution of the Unix Time-Sharing System
 1979 conference paper by Dennis Ritchie. "Concentrates on the evolution of the file system, the process-control mechanism, and the idea of pipelined commands. Some attention is paid to social conditions during the development of the system."
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History of the BSD DaemonHistory of the BSD Daemon
 Various drawings, pictures, and information on the red devil BSD mascot.
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A History of UNIX before BerkeleyA History of UNIX before Berkeley
 A detailed overview of Unix people and components, 1975-1984.
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History of Unix, Linux, and Open SourceHistory of Unix, Linux, and Open Source
 Historical comparison of Unix and the free software movement.
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Nick Moffitt's $7 History of UnixNick Moffitt's $7 History of Unix
 History paper detailing the people and places involved in developing Unix.
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OMU - One Man UnixOMU - One Man Unix
 Steve Hosgood's work with an early 1980s Unix clone. Includes some utility sources.
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The Unix Heritage SocietyThe Unix Heritage Society
 Built to foster the "the preservation and maintenance of historical and non-mainstream UNIX systems." Mailing list and archives. Includes early Unix source code, from 1973 through the 1990s.
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Unix HistoryUnix History
 A detailed family tree.
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UNIX History Graphing ProjectUNIX History Graphing Project
 Lists of release dates and dependencies for the various Unix flavors. A graphical representation of the Unix family tree is planned.
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Unix Programmer's Manual, Seventh EditionUnix Programmer's Manual, Seventh Edition
 Archives at Bell Labs of the 1979 manual. Troff source and formatted Gzipped PostScript/PDF versions.
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The Unix System: History and TimelineThe Unix System: History and Timeline
 Historical summary and timeline.
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The UNIX Time-Sharing SystemThe UNIX Time-Sharing System
 Ritchie and Thompson's famous Communications of the ACM paper from 1974. An authoritative and technical overview of the operating system.
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