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The History of Unix, Part 2: Unix not Eunuchs

Erik Aker and Mike Mull Season 3 Episode 82

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A continuation of our discussion about the history of Unix and its development at Bell Labs.  Erik wonders why Unix became successful and which features were novel and important. Mike just wants to talk about cool pranks Group 1127 pulled off.

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