“Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.” CareRunningTodayComputerMacsNobody CaresUnix Author:Bill Joy
“I am confident that we can do better than GUIs because the basic problem with them (and with the Linux and Unix interfaces) is that they ask a human being to do things that we know experimentally humans cannot do well. The question I asked myself is, given everything we know about how the human mind works, could we design a computer and computer software so that we can work with the least confusion and greatest efficiency?” KnowsMindHumansWellsProblemAsksGivenCan DoHuman BeingsDesignComputerConfusionHuman MindSoftwareEfficiencyLinuxInterfacesUnixComputer Software Author:Jef Raskin
“Obviously, the person who had most influence on my career was Ken Thompson. Unix was basically his, likewise C's predecessor, likewise much of the basis of Plan 9 (though Rob Pike was the real force in getting it together). And in the meantime Ken created the first computer chess master and pretty much rewrote the book on chess endgames. He is quite a phenomenon.” FirstsPersonsBookRealTogetherForceCareersPlansInfluenceMastersComputerBasesChessPhenomenonPredecessorsEndgameUnix Author:Dennis Ritchie
“If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done.” IfsDoneShowsTechnologyTroubleComputerProgrammingUsersCondescendingCondescensionUnixFunny ComputerCondescension And Author:Scott Adams
“UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.” SimpleGeniusComputerSimplicityProgrammingGeekComputer ScienceOperating SystemsUnixFunny Computer Author:Dennis Ritchie