Does anybody know where I can get a copy of the Unix operating system? Also, how big is this download?

Question

Also, how fast of a computer do I need to run UNIX and how much main memory?

Answer 1

There is no "UNIX" operating system. There are various VERSIONS of unix, including IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, HP UX, among others. Linux is also very much like unix though there are SOME variations.

Sun Solaris is now available as a free download from Sun. Otherwise, you can pick almost any version of Linux from http://distrowatch.com/

If you don't know Linux/Unix (as it is rather apparent that you don't), I would strongly suggest you download a copy of Knoppix or another "Live" distro. A Live version will boot and run entirely from the CD with nothing to install. So when you want to go back to Windows, you just reboot your computer.

AS for what you need to run it, it depends on what version you get. Some versions exists that can run on old 386's with 4 MB of RAM. The major distros need a little less than Windows to run great.. but more doesn't hurt.

Learn More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel

Answer 2

The Unix system had a great impact on other operating systems. Unix has been called "the most important operating system you may never use." - stated in wiki.

You might as well use LINUX flavors which are FREE UNIX-like operating systems. DSL (Damn Small Linux) is just about 50MB, which fit on small cd, able to run and boot from this cd...

Answer 3

Ok to tell you right away? U ARE NOT PREPARED TO USE UNIX!

my advice if you are just interested to know what linux-unix is

go to google.com

type in linuxdemo or linux demo or knoppix demo and you can burn linux on 1 CD once you put it into your pc , and reboot the pc. it will boot into linux without installing it

Answer 4

You may be able to find what u r looking for here.

http://distrowatch.com/

Answer 5

limewire.com