Transcription of Unix Basics - UCL
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unix BasicsHistoryThe first version of unix was developed by Bell Labs (part of AT&T) in 1969, making it more than forty years old and one of the few cases of a computer technology that has survived more than a decade. Its roots go back to when computers were large and rare, time on them very expensive and shared between many users unix was designed from the beginning1 to have multiple users working simultaneously. While this might seem strange and unnecessary in a world where everyone has their own laptop, computing is again moving back to remote central services with many users: the compute power required for mapping next-generation sequencing data or de novo assembly is beyond what is available or desirable to have sitting on your lap.
Unix Basics History The first version of Unix was developed by Bell Labs (part of AT&T) in 1969, making it more than forty years old and one of the few cases of a computer technology that has …
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