[HN Gopher] Interactive Unix - So Powerful It Can't Be a PC
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       Interactive Unix - So Powerful It Can't Be a PC
        
       Author : todsacerdoti
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2022-06-25 17:10 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | cafard wrote:
       | Unix was originally created to run on mainframes? Brian Kernighan
       | was one of the creators of Unix?
        
         | nick__m wrote:
         | It was created for the PDP-11, a minicomputer. It was smaller
         | than a mainframe but larger than a microcomputer (also know as
         | the personal computer).
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         | You are correct about Kernighan and if you want to know more
         | about the story behind early UNIX, I recommend this book:
         | "UNIX: A History and a Memoir".
        
           | gonzo wrote:
           | Unix was originally created on a PDP-7, and later ported to
           | an 11/20.
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           | Neither is substantially larger than a rack-mount PC.
        
             | nick__m wrote:
             | You are right, my inflationist memory transformed the 7
             | into a 11 !
        
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