The next time you buy a computer, you'll likely get one tied to the ancient computing past --- Unix. Yes, you heard that right, Unix. Here's why.

Rob Kolstad, long-time USENIX executive and noted industry personality, often points out that a good system administrator is a master of change on many time scales. That statement is most ...

How to Kill a Process on a Unix Computer. In the business world, Unix computers are typically used for server applications and high-end graphics workstations, such as those used in creating ...

Amanda Brown/For the Star-LedgerDennis Ritchie (left) is awarded the prestigious Japan Prize from Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, chairman of the Japan Prize Foundation, for his work on the UNIX computer ...

Note: If you're installing Linux on a Windows computer, the process shouldn't be too difficult (though you may want to brush up with our previous installation guide while you're here). If you're ...

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 ...

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BERKELEY HEIGHTS — Forty years after they invented the UNIX computer operating system at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, Berkeley Heights resident Dr. Dennis Ritchie and Dr. Kenneth Thompson will ...

Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure Today, Unix powers iOS and Android—its legend begins with a gator and a trio of researchers.

That's when Unix computer clocks will reach the time of 1234567890--1.2 billion seconds elapsed from January 1, 1970, the official beginning of the Unix epoch.

You probably won’t find Linux computers on the shelves of your local stores, because most Linux computer vendors are independent shops, don’t have big advertising budgets, and they don’t get media ...