DistOS 2019F 2019-09-18
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Readings
Multics & UNIX:
- Wikipedia article on Multics
- Dennis M. Ritchie and Ken Thompson, "The UNIX Time-Sharing System" (1974)
- Richard Jensen, "Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure" (2019, Ars Technica)
Optional: Browse around the Multicians website.
Discussion Questions
- What was the vision for Multics?
- How successful was Multics?
- Why was UNIX created? How did it compare with the vision for Multics?
- What sort of hardware did Multics expect? How tied was it to hardware?
- What hardware did UNIX expect? How tied was it to hardware?
- How important was resource sharing for UNIX and Multics?
- How important was networking for UNIX and Multics?