It took careful work to recover the UNIX V4 operating system from the 9-track magnetic tape. The software is foundational for ...

Classic Unix tools (ls, cat, ed, cal, dc) and games show modern OS lineage ...

So why might your next computer run Unix? Because the descendents of Unix now rule the computing world. Various variants of Unix were used by Apple to develop its Darwin operating system, which in ...

On "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0 Day," tech lovers all over the world celebrated the moment when the clocks in the popular Unix computer operating system struck that exact stream of numbers. But on Feb. 13, ...

NEW PROVIDENCE— Dennis Ritchie was supposed to travel to Tokyo last month to receive the prestigious Japan Prize for his role in inventing the UNIX computer operating system. The earthquake and ...

We toss together our own PCB designs, throwing in a microcontroller here or there. Anything more demanding than that, and we reach for a Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone (or an old Linksys router). Why ...

You can revive your aging PC with a lightweight Linux distro such as Puppy Linux and Linux Lite. But which one should you choose?

To install Linux Mint on your VMware Workstation, begin by creating a new virtual machine within the software, selecting your ...

In the business world, Unix computers are typically used for server applications and high-end graphics workstations, such as those used in creating computer graphics. Even if you're not a system ...