Technology and the Internet
When telephone giant AT&T; decided to enter the computer business about three years ago, there was a lot of speculation about whether Unix could someday rival MS-DOS as the most popular operating system for personal computers.
March 30, 1987
Nixdorf Computer AG, West Germany’s second-largest computer company, plans to base a major U.S. expansion effort on the controversial Unix operating system, which has yet to gain wide acceptance here.
Nov. 11, 1987
UniDirect Corp., an Irvine supplier of Unix software and products, said Monday that it has established an office in England through a joint venture with a Unix software distributor in Rugby, a town about 100 miles north of London.
Oct. 20, 1992
Unix Systems Laboratories on Tuesday unveiled a new, easy-to-use version of its venerable Unix computer software--popular among scientists and engineers who use high-powered workstations--in an effort to reach the broader desktop computing market.
June 17, 1992
Merger talks have ended between an AT&T; unit and a consortium of rival computer makers developing a different version of an important computer operating system, the groups said Monday.
April 10, 1990
In an effort to head off software giant Microsoft Corp., the six feuding suppliers of the Unix operating system vowed Wednesday to create a common standard to allow Unix applications to run on a variety of computers.
March 18, 1993
While the recession has contributed to a staggering unemployment rate, it has also spawned new businesses for many of the unemployed who are enterprising.
July 20, 1992
American Telephone & Telegraph, fighting to establish itself as a lasting player in the computer industry after several disappointing years, is expected Monday to announce potentially pivotal agreements with four leading technology companies.
April 8, 1988
AT&T; on Monday announced changes to make it easier for customers to use computers based on its Unix operating system.
April 12, 1988
SCO Group Inc., the software firm that has accused industry giant IBM Corp. of stealing its trade secrets and incorporating them into the Linux operating system, has begun showing the allegedly pilfered code to analysts in an attempt to convince the industry that it has a strong case.
June 6, 2003