The UIX Time-Sharing System.docVIP

The UNIX Time-Sharing System* D. M. Ritchie and K. Thompson ABSTRACT Unix is a general-purpose, multi-user, interactive operating system for the larger Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-11 and the Interdata 8/32 computers. It offers a number of features seldom found even in larger operating systems, including A hierarchical file system incorporating demountable volumes, Compatible file, device, and inter-process I/O, The ability to initiate asynchronous processes, System command language selectable on a per-user basis, Over 100 subsystems including a dozen languages, High degree of p