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The Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) history outlines the evolution of UNIX from its first public presentation in 1973, through legal and technical challenges faced by AT&T and early adopters, to its spread across academia and development into a widely influential open-source operating system. This pathway highlights key moments such as the first UNIX port outside of PDP-11 to IBM 360, the creation and distribution of BSD leading to significant advancements in operating systems, and the eventual wide-reaching impact of BSD on modern computing, including the development of macOS, NetBSD, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and others.
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- Public presentation of UNIX.Initial public presentation of UNIX in 1973 received polite but subdued reaction.
- AT&T's legal issues with distributing UNIX.AT&T faced potential legal issues in distributing UNIX due to its monopoly position.
- UNIX port to IBM 360.The successful port to IBM 360 marked UNIX's adaptability to varied hardware.
- BSD's impact on modern operating systems.Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)'s significant contributions to operating system development, leading to the creation of many modern OSes.
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