2006-12-02 16:54:57 · 3 answers · asked by 4d@m_$av4g3 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
It doesn't really DO anything to a computer. It's an operating system, just as Windows XP is an operating system and the Mac OS X is an operating system. Unix (in it's various states and derivitives) is the oldest, most refined and widely used operating system in the world.
2006-12-02 16:59:21 · answer #1 · answered by bogus_dude 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's an operating system created in the 60's. It provides a base for all other programs to run off of.
In that it's like Windows.
Linux (windows biggest competitor) is based on Unix.
2006-12-03 01:17:35 · answer #2 · answered by dropkick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unix is an operating system type. Linux, FreeBSD (what I use), Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX are all Unix-like, or certified Unix. I wrote a little Linux/BSD tutorial on my website, which might clear things up for you:
http://zachsandberg.homeip.net/pf-v3/xhtml/linuxunix.php
2006-12-03 01:09:05 · answer #3 · answered by zachsandberg 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋