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{{wikipediainfo}}In [[1978]], a [[pharmaceutical]]s [[company]] had a [[PDP-11]] which was a '''Unix''' machine. [[Sarah Swan]] sneaked [[fork bomb|a malicious program]] onto the machine and disguised it as the system's [[List files|"list files" command]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blue Box (novel)|chapt=10 Four}}) The [[mainframe]] at the [[TLA]] building in [[1981]] also ran Unix, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blue Box (novel)|chapt=30 One}}) as did [[Sarah Swan]]'s [[computer]] at her home. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blue Box (novel)|chapt=70 Four}}) | {{wikipediainfo}}In [[1978]], a [[pharmaceutical]]s [[company]] had a [[PDP-11]] which was a '''Unix''' machine. [[Sarah Swan]] sneaked [[fork bomb|a malicious program]] onto the machine and disguised it as the system's [[List files|"list files" command]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blue Box (novel)|chapt=10 Four}}) The [[mainframe]] at the [[TLA]] building in [[1981]] also ran Unix, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blue Box (novel)|chapt=30 One}}) as did [[Sarah Swan]]'s [[computer]] at her home. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blue Box (novel)|chapt=70 Four}}) | ||
''[[Blue Box]]'' listed "Unix" among the "arcane tongues" of the machines that [[Bob Salmon]] spent his [[teenage]] years programming, along with [[VMS]] and [[Pascal]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blue Box (novel)|chapt=10 Three}}) | ''[[Blue Box]]'' listed "Unix" among the "arcane tongues" of the machines that [[Bob Salmon]] spent his [[teenage]] years programming, along with [[VMS]] and [[Pascal (language)|Pascal]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blue Box (novel)|chapt=10 Three}}) | ||
[[Category:Operating systems from the real world]] | [[Category:Operating systems from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:33, 23 July 2024
In 1978, a pharmaceuticals company had a PDP-11 which was a Unix machine. Sarah Swan sneaked a malicious program onto the machine and disguised it as the system's "list files" command. (PROSE: Blue Box [+]Loading...{"chapt":"10 Four","1":"Blue Box (novel)"}) The mainframe at the TLA building in 1981 also ran Unix, (PROSE: Blue Box [+]Loading...{"chapt":"30 One","1":"Blue Box (novel)"}) as did Sarah Swan's computer at her home. (PROSE: Blue Box [+]Loading...{"chapt":"70 Four","1":"Blue Box (novel)"})
Blue Box listed "Unix" among the "arcane tongues" of the machines that Bob Salmon spent his teenage years programming, along with VMS and Pascal. (PROSE: Blue Box [+]Loading...{"chapt":"10 Three","1":"Blue Box (novel)"})
