Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of a revolutionary OS



Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie in the early days of Unix. You KNOW they were smoking something!

Great article from ComputerWorld.

Unix is 40 in August. Most of my work is done on a series of Linux boxen which ultimately owes its existence to these two men. Mind you Linux is not Unix, but Linux was spawned from Unix enthusiasts so happy birthday Unix!