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Unix Hosting
Unix Hosting
Unix is a popular multi-user, multitasking operating system developed at Bell Labs in the late 60's by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie (the originator of the C programming language). In fact, UNIX was written in C, and was designed to be a small, flexible system used exclusively by programmers. Since its inception, UNIX and the UNIX family has grown into one of the most popular networking Operating Systems (OS) on the market. Bell Labs wanted an OS that could be written in a high level programming language instead of assembly, be simple in design and allow reusable code, and Unix meets those objectives well.
UNIX is an "open" language that has evolved into a multi-faceted product, with many extensions and new ideas provided in a variety of versions of UNIX by different companies, universities, and individuals. Partly because it was not a proprietary operating system owned by any one of the leading computer companies and partly because it is written in a standard language and embraced many popular ideas, UNIX became the first open or standard operating system that could be improved or enhanced by anyone.
Application Interface
UNIX’s ‘unique’ mix of C and assembly implemented an OS, instead of the traditional “input command-process command-output process.” Due to this, features whether simple or sophisticated were quite easily done using C language. So why was this revolutionary? When UNIX was distributed, users and programmers could write applications using only C and make full use of the operating systems capabilities.
Networking
In 1984, UC Berkeley released a version of UNIX, which allowed for TCP/IP networking protocols. The version was called BSD. Networking support included e-mail, file transfers, remote login, etc. Future systems based on this added multiple networking capabilities using Ethernet.
Interface
UNIX is an excellent operating system for experienced programmers. The OS was designed for programmers with all of the features a programmer would need to design, implement, and upgrade applications. Though the whole UNIX family has been revamping the user interface with GUI (Graphic User Interface) with items such as X-Windows, NextStep, OpenLook, etc, UNIX is still weak in the interface area for your average computer user.
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