- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (1 Oct 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0135366577
- ISBN-13: 978-0135366578
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.5 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 925,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Briefly traces the history of the UNIX operating system, discusses its advantages and disadvantages, and looks at UNIX services, applications, and future developments.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Libes enlivens Unix, the world's premiere operating system
15 May 1998
Format:Paperback
An excellent counterpoint to _The Unix Hater's Handbook_, Libes in a straightforward, evenhanded way explores Unix history and its philosophy. As Unix continues to dominates serious computing, it's essential that one know more than ``nuts and bolts''. Libes fleshes out Unix in a most extraordinary way. It's among the ``must have'' books for the current or soon-to-be Unix guru.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A must for UNIX lovers
6 Mar 1998
Format:Paperback
This book covers not only UNIX history, but also the "UNIX way of computing". It's probably not a good starting book on Unix, but it's a must for anyone who has ever used (and liked) UNIX systems.
All UNIX flavors are mentioned. It could talk about linux, but the book was written before linux came to life.
It's centainly a classic!
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
life with unix humanizes the cryptic code
14 May 1998
Format:Paperback
biff is the dogs name that barked at the mailman; biff is the routine that alerts the operator to incoming email. it goes on and on. the various celebrities of the creation had their reasons and this book puts them out there. it helps me to know how and why and who and when.
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