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Bell Labs Unix Group Disbanded

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the sad-days-of-history dept.

wandazulu writes "Peter Salus over at UnixReview.com is reporting that AT&T Department 1127, responsible for creating and maintaining Unix, has been officially disbanded. The article provides an interesting "where are they now?" list of the original authors of Unix."

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  1. Linux Labs. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The article provides an interesting "where are they now?" list of the original authors of Unix."

    They've joined Linco. Developing cutting-edge technology to put into a commodity OS. With Linus as Director.

  2. The real question is by igny · · Score: 5, Funny

    What is cooking at Department # 1337.

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    1. Re:The real question is by paulius_g · · Score: 5, Funny

      They're just a bunch of 14 year olds playing Counter-Strike and "pwning n00bs".

      Very complicated stuff, I must admit.

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  3. Re:Serious question... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    dude, they wrote UNIX. Buy a clue (or some Ritchie/Kernighan editions) and get back to installing your nightly windoze patches.

  4. Re:Insensitive by endersdouble · · Score: 3, Funny

    Would you like someone to call the waaaaaambulance?

  5. Re:Insensitive by multiplexo · · Score: 4, Funny
    From TFA:

    "My take is that 1127 probably reached Schiavo status when Rob, Presotto, et al. fled west to Google.

    That expression is a tad insensitive, don't you think?

    Yes, it is insensitive. He should have said "My take is that 1127 probably reached George W. Bush status when Rob, Presotto, et al. fled west to Google.

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  6. Re:What did they do that B[erkeley]SD guys didn't by blackbear · · Score: 4, Funny

    Right. But I can actually spell Newton, so he gets the credit.

  7. Re:What did they do that B[erkeley]SD guys didn't by TeknoHog · · Score: 4, Funny
    No one ever stood on the shoulders of giant before, right?

    No. If I have been able to see further, it is because I am surrounded by midgets.

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