This digital fossil took me back in time when computers played Tic-Tac-Toe on paper.

Unix’s durability and its technical culture are certainly of interest to people who already like Unix, and perhaps to historians of technology. But Unix’s original application as a general-purpose ...

Whoever said the first casualty of war is truth would be surprised to find that apothegm quoted in a dispute between systems vendors. But it is an apt description of current events. The SCO Group has ...

Computerworld's 2009 survey on Unix use shows that the OS will be alive and kicking for some time to come. There’s no denying the importance Unix has had to IT over the years. As Unix turns 40 this ...

In a twist of irony, the Unix platform celebrates its 40th birthday this year, as does the man whose work probably has done more to diminish the trendiness of Unix than anyone else: Linux founder ...