HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNIX!!!!

[Patrick Wallek]

The Unix operating system turns 40 this summer.

Here are a three articles from Computer World that are quite interesting regarding the history of Unix.

Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of a revolutionary OS
---After four decades, the future of the operating system is clouded, but its legacy will endure.---
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133570

Timeline: 40 years of Unix
---Year-by-year details of Unix' history---
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133628

On the shoulders of giants: Three Unix movers and shakers
---A look at the profound impact three innovators have had on Unix---
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133574

[Pete Randall]

No specific date, eh? Oh well, we'll just have to party all summer long then.

Long live Unix!!


Pete

[Steven E. Protter]

Beer.

Happy B-day.

Still trying to work a way to Vegas to see you all. If not. There in spirit.

Unix I hardly knew ya. Then you made me get a new thing to do. Linux.

:-)

SEP

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Patrick:

...and the beat goes on...

Thanks for sharing. Of course Unix has contributed to this too:

http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/online-preface.html

Regards!

...JRF...

[Rita C Workman]

Like UNIX we all get older.....and like UNIX we all get better!

Live long and prosper HPUX !

(..can you tell I love StarTrek..)

Rita

[Jan van den Ende]

Time for a little lesson in Dutch language:

Unix is pronounced as "U niks", in English: "Nothing for you"

We -used- to finish that sentence "...en wij VMS, anders hadden wij ook niks" (... and VMS for us or we would have nothing as well"

But especially today that sounds pretty harsh, as a lot (most??) of Engineering ataff "celebrate" their last working day.
... and all of us VMS bigots feverishly hope that the new people in Bangalore can achieve (and are allowed) the quality standards we are used to.

As for myself: I am currently training in Linux, so I guess shortly I will also become a member of the U*X family.

Proost.

Have one on me.

jpe

[Mel Burslan]

Having introduced to the computers by writing programs in Fortran IV on a Burroughs mainframe, and transitioned to programming in HP's rocky mountain basic OS, I was first introduced to UNIX with none less than hp-ux V 5.1 and hated it with every bone in my body.

This was before I could really understand the versatility of UNIX. Then I dipped into dark days of DOS V 2.x then 3.X, did my time with windows 3.1, pathworks and no less than VAX-VMS V 5.x before I could transition to being a UNIX guy full-time in mid '90s and never looked back.

Happy 40th b-day to UNIX and hats of to all of you making it better by helping the less fortunate...

Who's got the cake now ?

[Pete Randall]

I don't know who's got the cake, Mel, but you definitely take it!!

;^)


Pete

[Sajjad Sahir]

Dear Team.

The real IT subject!!!

thanks and regards

Sajjad Sahir

[Basheer_2]

Thanks a lot for the links.

[Dennis Handly]

I started on HP-UX during the PA-RISC bring up. We also used it to get to multiple systems instead of a switch box with a terminal.

[George_Dodds]

Well Unix has aged a damn sight better than me and i'm a couple of years younger!

Happy Birthday Unix and thanks for helping to pay the bills :-)

[Suraj K Sankari]

Hi,

Wishing you HAPPY BIRTH DAY UNIX, long Live to you UNIX, Only because of you we all are here.

Thanks to you,
Suraj

[AwadheshPandey]

Great!! I was not aware at all, I am late, Pls accept my belated wishes. Long Life Unix.

[V. Nyga]

Happy birthday UNIX!

Keep on partying a summer long!

Thanks for this Patrick!
Have a nice day,
Volkmar

[Fabian Briseño]

Happy birthday Unix.
It's been a pleasent ride getting to now you.

Hope you endure 40 more years.

Long live the happiest O.S. on earth.

[Michael Steele_2]

Thank you very much Patrick. Really appreciate the posting.

[Bill Hassell]

Like Mel, I started major programming on Burroughs iron, from the B300 (in assembler) to the B3500 (COBOL of course) and B5500 (ALGOL and Fortran). Like Dennis, I did some field reviews of the 840 Spectrum (first PA-RISC box) but did not jump into HP-UX until the late 1980's. Compared to the prehistoric days of version 7, 8, and 9, today's HP-UX is lightyears ahead and still a solid OS after more than 20 years.

To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of Unix's demise are greatly exaggerated. I'm sure there is a countdown clock somewhere for the year 2037 -- I'll bet HP-UX will still be kicking, perhaps on a Timex with 10 TB of RAM and 512 processors.

[avizen9]

its good to know about hpux going to complete 40 years, my age still below 40 :)

[Ganesan R]

Belated wishes from me too for one of the great invention in the world..

[Allan Bowman]

Did I miss the birthday cake in Vegas? There was a Storage birthday cake - I think it was 35 years of XP, or something like that.

[Sunny123_1]

Hi all

Belated happy birthday to UNIX

Cheersssss


Regards
Sunny

[Taifur]

Hi Patrick,

Happy Birthday UNIX

Thanks for shearing knowledge.


Rgds//
Taifur

[Kranti Mahmud]

Hi Dear,

Thanks for the info....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNIX!!!

Rgds-kranti

[Yogeeraj_1]

Happy Birthday to the Dinosaur! :)
rest assured that its wont disappear for soon

One of the Wonders in the Information Technology field which comparable to the Taj Mahal!

cheers
yogeeraj