UNIX Timeline

By mkeliehor
  • Beginning of UNIX

    Beginning of UNIX

  • First Edition of UNIX

    It was used for text processing of patent documents, and had an assembler for a PDP-11/20

  • Fourth Edition of UNIX

    This edition was rewritten in "C" program, making the software portable.

  • Sixth Edition of UNIX

    At this time, UNIX left its home and was the first time the software was available outside of Bell Labs

  • SVR2

    During this time there are 100,000 systems installed around the world.

  • 4.2BSD

    Version 4.2BSD was released by University of California Berkley.
  • UNIX System Laboratories

    UNIX System Laboratories

    UNIX System Laboratories (USL) becomes a company - majority-owned by AT&T

  • Novell aquires UNIX System Laboratories

  • Novell Transfers Rights

    Novell transfers rights to the "UNIX" trademark and the Single UNIX Specification to X/Open.

  • The Open Group and UNIX 98

    The Open Group introduces the UNIX 98 family of brands, including Base, Workstation and Server.

  • UNIX Hits 30

    The UNIX system reaches its 30th anniversary.

  • Version Three of UNIX

    Version 3 of the Single UNIX Specification unites IEEE POSIX, The Open Group and the industry efforts.

  • International Standard

    The core volumes of Version 3 of the Single UNIX Specification are approved as an international standard
  • Apple X

    Apple X

    Apple Mac OS X certified to UNIX 03.

  • UNIX Hits 40

    IDC on UNIX market -- says UNIX $69 billion in 2008, predicts UNIX $74 billion in 2013

  • Unix Goes to Desktop

    Apple reports 50 million desktops and growing. These are Certified UNIX systems.