V6 Unix

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:operating_system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Version_6_Unix
gptkbp:architecture 16-bit
gptkbp:defaultShell gptkb:Thompson_shell
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkbp:distribution source code available to educational institutions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label V6 Unix
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:SunOS
gptkb:UNIX_System_V
gptkb:BSD
gptkb:MINIX
gptkb:Ultrix
gptkb:Xenix
gptkb:UNIX_System_III
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Multics
gptkb:CTSS
gptkb:V5_Unix
gptkbp:kernelType monolithic
gptkbp:license proprietary
gptkbp:medium magnetic tape
paper tape
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Brian_Kernighan
gptkb:Dennis_Ritchie
gptkb:Ken_Thompson
gptkb:Steve_Johnson
gptkb:John_Mashey
gptkb:Joe_Ossanna
gptkb:Douglas_McIlroy
gptkb:Michael_Lesk
gptkb:Stuart_Feldman
gptkbp:notableFeature simplicity
portability
source code distribution
gptkbp:notableFor basis for many early Unix variants
used in early academic and research environments
first Unix version widely available outside Bell Labs
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:AT&T_Bell_Labs
gptkb:Carnegie_Mellon_University
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkb:University_of_New_South_Wales
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:Unix
gptkbp:platform gptkb:PDP-11
none (no built-in networking)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:V5_Unix
gptkbp:releaseDate 1975
gptkbp:sourceModel closed source (originally)
source available (to universities)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:V7_Unix
gptkbp:supportsFormat gptkb:Unix_file_system
gptkbp:userland gptkb:Unix_utilities
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:assembly_language
C
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UNIX_Version_6
gptkb:Version_6_Unix
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6