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UNIXis a multiuser, multitasking operating system designed for flexibility＆adaptability. It was first developed in the 1970ₛ by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, et al. (in theAT&TLaboratories). However, “Unix” has long since more commonly come to refer to the “family” of related operating‑systems that all derive from the original AT&T Unix. Considering its roots as a command‑line‑interface, “Unix” was originally designed＆intended for skilled programmers developing software rather than casual or non‑technical users. Nonetheless, because Unix and theCprogramming language were both so widely distributed to governmental＆academic institutions, which ultimately led to both being ported onto a wider variety of machine families than any other operating‑system, it’s become one of the “interfaces” most ubiquitously available across an extremely broad variety of computers to at least some degree, or in a sometimes surprising amount of aspects… Technically, Unix is a stable, multi‑user, multi‑tasking system suitable for servers, desktops, or laptops. Its main features include simplicity, portability, versatility, multitasking＆multiuser capabilities, an extensive library of (mostly free!) software, and a hierarchical file system.