#@operating system@# /yoo'niks/ (Or "UNIX", in the authors' words, "A weak pun on Multics") Plural "Unices". An project, originally so he could play games on his scavenged a co-author of the system. The turning point in Unix's history came when it was reimplemented almost entirely in C during 1972 - 1974, making underwent mutations and expansions at the hands of many different people, resulting in a uniquely flexible and By 1991, Unix had become the most widely used multi-usergeneral-purpose operating system in the world. Many people consider this the most important victory yet of hackerdom over Unix is now offered by many manufacturers and is the subject of an international standardisation effort [called?]. Unix-like operating systems include AIX, A/UX, BSD, "Unix" or "UNIX"? Both seem roughly equally popular, perhaps with a historical bias toward the latter. "UNIX" is a a name and not an acronym, "Unix" has been adopted in this dictionary except where a larger name includes it in upper different versions, it is fitting that its name should reflect this. (2001-05-14)
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