What is Unix?
Unix is a powerful multi-user environment designed primarily for servers and advanced users. It has a steeper learning curve than other operating systems, such as Windows or Mac OS, but offers superb flexibility and stability. Though inexperienced users sometimes find its complexity daunting, Unix is very popular, and in recent years it has become more accessible.Unix was developed at Bell Labs in 1969, but in the past three decades many others have contributed to its evolution. In reality, Unix is not so much a single operating system as it is a standard upon which organizations and companies base their own systems. Examples of Unix implementations include AIX (IBM), Solaris (Sun Microsystems), IRIX (SGI), BSD/OS (BSDi), and Linux (GNU). To the casual user, these different systems are very similar because they all provide a common interface through the Unix shell.35.
An Operating System (like MAC OS 8, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4). It is a good OS for running an ISP or for doing Web hosting on. UNiX has a bunch of command line commands. • How do I check my email? Check out the email help page. • I am broke, can you hook me up? Yes. If you work somewhere where I can get free coffee, food half off, massages, or discounts on merchandise: Let’s make a deal. Fill out the sign-up form and tell me what you want to trade. Oh, if you have nothing to barter, forget about contacting me! Some many whiners email and say, “I run a non profit, can you host me for cheaper?” My response is: do something for profit and support you non-profit fantasy world! Shit, I ain’t working for you for free! • What browser am I using? Click here to see information about your browser. Also, this will display your IP address. • Here’s a good one: I am going back to Boston for a month. Can I, that is, is it possible for one,assuming that they were so inclined and sufficiently appri
