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The History of Unix, Rob Pike

Stephanie Borgman

The History of Unix, Rob Pike

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.

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

5 Hacker News mentions · 2018–2021

Topics

  • History of computing
  • Operating systems & kernels
  • Tech pioneers & interviews

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