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The History of Unix, Rob Pike

Stephanie Borgman · talk · Watch on YouTube

History of computingOperating systems & kernelsTech pioneers & interviews

What it is

Rob Pike gives an insider's account of the history of Unix and the development of key pieces of modern computing, including Bell Labs anecdotes.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Mostly cited as a source of Unix history stories and asides such as the Crabs prank program and the BLIT terminal.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's an amazing talk by Rob Pike where it's casually mentioned, for example”

    Rob Pike talk that mentions the Crabs prank program.

    kick, 2020-02 · Recommendation · in “Crabs: The bitmap terror (1985) [pdf]”

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Topics: rob pike, unix, bell labs, history of computing, blit

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