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Uploaded on Apr 10, 2011

Segment from an AT&T Bell Labs (BTL) promotional film (circa 1980s) featuring UNIX creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie briefly explaining the UNIX environment. In cameo roles you'll see UNIX luminaries Greg Chesson (in the wine red shirt) and Doug McIlroy (to the foreground of Greg). Also featured is a classic ASR-33 Teletype, BLIT displays (developed by Rob Pike, then of the Labs as well), and much more.

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  • MeurglysIV

    MeurglysIV 7 months ago

    0:52 That bearded man is not Richard Stallman right? I never knew anything about he working at Bell Labs. He might not be him of course, just looked to me like that.

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  • VortexTech

    VortexTech 7 months ago

    Richard Stallman never worked at Bell Labs. That's Dennis -- one of the finest people I ever knew.

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  • Stance TL

    Stance TL 9 months ago

    Dennis Ritchie > Steve Jobs

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  • JONAHonTHEhill

    JONAHonTHEhill 8 months ago

    This guys deserves more recognition.

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  • svitjodhk

    svitjodhk 8 months ago

    Ken Thompson == father of the B language == origin of the ugly operator syntax in C, C++, Java, C#, and most languages of today, sadly.

    For no apparent reason he made

    "and" become "&&"

    "or" become "| |"

    "=" become "=="

    and so on - BUT WHY ??

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  • ATLDAVEED

    ATLDAVEED 8 months ago

    Separation of concerns, that's what I love about UNIX.

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  • JuNglEGeLfoN

    JuNglEGeLfoN 8 months ago

    i can not believe how they started! how they compile the codes! how how how!

    Really Love Them ,Really

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  • victorvei

    victorvei 8 months ago

    GRACIAS Dennis Ritchie 

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  • curryeater259

    curryeater259 8 months ago

    rip dennis ritchie

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  • tushar pandey

    tushar pandey 9 months ago

    They are genius , started in 1960 and finished , but still i dont know the proper meaning of unix !

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