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<p>Created page with &quot;==Readings== Multics &amp; UNIX: * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multics Wikipedia article on Multics] * [https://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/~soma/distos/fall2008/unix.pdf Denn...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Readings==<br /> <br /> Multics &amp; UNIX:<br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multics Wikipedia article on Multics]<br /> * [https://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/~soma/distos/fall2008/unix.pdf Dennis M. Ritchie and Ken Thompson, &quot;The UNIX Time-Sharing System&quot; (1974)]<br /> * [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/08/unix-at-50-it-starts-with-a-mainframe-a-gator-and-three-dedicated-researchers/ Richard Jensen, &quot;Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure&quot; (2019, Ars Technica)]<br /> <br /> Optional: Browse around [https://www.multicians.org/ the Multicians website].<br /> <br /> ==Discussion Questions==<br /> <br /> * What was the vision for Multics?<br /> * How successful was Multics?<br /> * Why was UNIX created? How did it compare with the vision for Multics?<br /> * What sort of hardware did Multics expect? How tied was it to hardware?<br /> * What hardware did UNIX expect? How tied was it to hardware?<br /> * How important was resource sharing for UNIX and Multics?<br /> * How important was networking for UNIX and Multics?</div>

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