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 ...

Indeed, OS X is a fully featured Unix operating system (certified as Unix by the Open Standard Groups).

Linux isn't a certified Unix system, and some say it definitely isn't Unix. The key question for a business is if a commercial Unix flavor is enough like Linux that you can make an easy transition ...

Unix was the most-used operating system at the time, both commercially and in academic institutions. For the individuals, however, Unix was just too expensive to use.

What are open-source operating systems? Underpinning an operating system, for example Windows on your PC or Android on your phone, is many, many lines of code. Allowing anyone to inspect the ...

NEW PROVIDENCE— Dennis Ritchie was supposed to travel to Tokyo last month to receive the prestigious Japan Prize for his role in inventing the UNIX computer operating system. The earthquake and ...

Explore SerenityOS, an open-source UNIX-like OS with a 90s aesthetic, custom core, and focus on productivity. Learn about its unique features, installation process, and suitability for power users.

The additional storage and memory from the Disk System add-on pushed its potential further, which a modder has demonstrated by porting a Unix-like operating system to the console.