[It was this version of Unix that Ritchie and Thompson presented to about 200 people at the Symposium on Operating System Principles in 1973.] This was one of the first 'wow' papers, ... Almost immediately, people started calling up asking if they could get copies of this new operating system. |
Here was an actual functioning operating system, and it worked. |
I think it's absurd that they think the authors should have to come to them to opt out of the database, |
Neither Dennis nor Ken ever dreamed it would still be in use 30 years later. |
There was a lot of unhappiness at the Labs. So Ken and Dennis, with Doug's prodding, decided they'd try to write a system that would make them happy. |
This was one of the first 'wow' papers. Almost immediately, people started calling up asking if they could get copies of this new operating system. |