UNIX
Americannoun
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At the University of Michigan, I made gloves and lights and 3D displays on SGI or Unix workstations.
From The Verge • May 3, 2022
Mac can run Unix programs, and Windows cannot.
From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021
He chose not to talk about Unix at all; instead, he spoke about trust.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2018
He shouts commands at his dog in Unix, an early computer operating system, and is “fully post-meal,” subsisting on endless snacks like frozen dumplings.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2015
Netscape’s first commercial browser—which could work on an IBM PC, an Apple Macintosh, or a Unix computer—was released in December 1994, and within a year it completely dominated the market.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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