1328:
735:
50:
1340:
241:
The system was apparently called System III because it was considered the outside release of UNIX/TS 3.0.1 and CB UNIX 3 which were internally supported Bell Labs Unices; its manual refers to it as
1371:
525:
436:
65:
245:
and there were no Unix versions called System I or System II. There was no official release of UNIX/TS 4.0 (which would have been
659:
478:
292:
368:
850:
771:
490:
273:
228:
146:
353:
1309:
1115:
1019:
595:
220:
974:
1366:
1303:
1258:
889:
738:
749:
1004:
720:
78:
715:
397:
518:
337:
1376:
1149:
167:
1297:
1292:
1195:
73:
1209:
791:
197:
1224:
764:
511:
347:
1230:
802:
634:
432:
428:
421:
1344:
837:
787:
463:
401:
136:
131:
817:
812:
807:
674:
654:
443:
Whatever happened to System IV is one of the great unsolved mysteries of computer science.
373:
1070:
694:
679:
649:
639:
560:
554:
459:
269:
208:
160:
31:
1360:
1332:
1177:
1168:
1031:
882:
822:
757:
617:
546:
250:
177:
106:
482:
999:
994:
699:
342:. Murray Hill, NJ 07974: Laboratory 364, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated.
494:
203:
AT&T announced System III in late 1981, and it was first released outside of
1265:
1076:
684:
669:
272:
by outside organizations. However, it did not include notable additions made in
1286:
1183:
1090:
1065:
1009:
979:
827:
405:
257:
60:
1121:
784:
664:
538:
265:
204:
17:
1279:
1131:
1097:
984:
939:
924:
689:
644:
589:
566:
224:
212:
49:
1251:
1244:
1237:
1082:
1048:
919:
904:
877:
867:
583:
277:
216:
1219:
1138:
1014:
989:
953:
909:
872:
861:
336:
Dolotta, T. A.; Olsson, S. B.; Petruccelli, A. G., eds. (June 1980).
231:
207:
in 1982. UNIX System III was a mix of various AT&T Unix systems:
149:
503:
369:"The Unix Tutorial / Part 3: Unix in the Microcomputer Marketplace"
1272:
1189:
1156:
1143:
1053:
965:
946:
932:
894:
316:
312:
308:
300:
296:
284:
261:
1059:
1042:
914:
780:
534:
304:
288:
193:
88:
753:
507:
427:(2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. p.
283:
Third-party variants of System III include (early versions of)
1162:
1126:
899:
235:
153:
1208:
1107:
1028:
963:
847:
836:
708:
627:
604:
576:
545:
173:
159:
142:
130:
112:
102:
94:
84:
72:
59:
420:
765:
519:
8:
42:
470:. Vol. 25, no. 2. pp. 72–73.
268:. It also combined various improvements to
256:System III introduced new features such as
844:
772:
758:
750:
526:
512:
504:
41:
249:) either, so System III was succeeded by
377:. Vol. 8, no. 10. p. 132
328:
345:
7:
1339:
192:) is a discontinued version of the
25:
396:Dale Dejager (January 16, 1984).
264:system call and command, and the
1338:
1327:
1326:
734:
733:
54:UNIX System III on SIMH (PDP-11)
48:
1325:indicate discontinued systems.
339:UNIX User's Manual, Release 3.0
1372:Discontinued operating systems
367:Fiedler, Ryan (October 1983).
1:
419:Tanenbaum, Andrew S. (2001).
200:'s Unix Support Group (USG).
196:operating system released by
1310:Windows Subsystem for Linux
479:"UNIX System III on PDP-11"
227:. System III supported the
118:; 44 years ago
68:'s Unix Support Group (USG)
1393:
280:(csh) and screen editing.
29:
1318:
1304:Windows Services for UNIX
1259:Microsoft POSIX subsystem
798:
729:
716:AT&T Computer Systems
47:
27:Discontinued UNIX variant
721:Unix System Laboratories
491:"UNIX System III on VAX"
423:Modern Operating Systems
352:: CS1 maint: location (
253:, based on UNIX/TS 5.0.
30:Not to be confused with
474:System III source code
464:"20 Years Ago in UNIX"
168:Command-line interface
1298:UserLAnd Technologies
1293:UNIX System Services
792:compatibility layers
1020:Other distributions
44:
596:MERT/DMERT/UNIX-RT
497:on April 11, 2019.
485:on April 11, 2019.
1354:
1353:
1204:
1203:
788:operating systems
747:
746:
635:Stephen R. Bourne
183:
182:
16:(Redirected from
1384:
1367:Bell Labs Unices
1342:
1341:
1330:
1329:
845:
774:
767:
760:
751:
737:
736:
528:
521:
514:
505:
498:
493:. Archived from
486:
481:. Archived from
471:
446:
445:
426:
416:
410:
409:
393:
387:
386:
384:
382:
364:
358:
357:
351:
343:
333:
243:UNIX Release 3.0
126:
124:
119:
52:
45:
39:Operating system
21:
1392:
1391:
1387:
1386:
1385:
1383:
1382:
1381:
1357:
1356:
1355:
1350:
1314:
1211:
1200:
1103:
1024:
959:
839:
832:
794:
778:
748:
743:
725:
704:
675:Douglas McIlroy
655:Brian Kernighan
623:
612:UNIX System III
600:
572:
541:
532:
489:
477:
460:Salus, Peter H.
458:
455:
450:
449:
439:
418:
417:
413:
395:
394:
390:
380:
378:
366:
365:
361:
344:
335:
334:
330:
325:
186:UNIX System III
162:
122:
120:
117:
113:Initial release
55:
43:UNIX System III
40:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1390:
1388:
1380:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1359:
1358:
1352:
1351:
1349:
1348:
1336:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1312:
1307:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1283:
1276:
1269:
1262:
1255:
1248:
1241:
1234:
1227:
1222:
1216:
1214:
1206:
1205:
1202:
1201:
1199:
1198:
1193:
1186:
1181:
1174:
1173:
1172:
1160:
1153:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1135:
1134:
1124:
1119:
1111:
1109:
1105:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1094:
1087:
1086:
1085:
1080:
1068:
1063:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1038:
1036:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
971:
969:
961:
960:
958:
957:
950:
943:
936:
929:
928:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
887:
886:
885:
880:
875:
870:
857:
855:
842:
834:
833:
831:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
799:
796:
795:
779:
777:
776:
769:
762:
754:
745:
744:
742:
741:
730:
727:
726:
724:
723:
718:
712:
710:
706:
705:
703:
702:
697:
695:Dennis Ritchie
692:
687:
682:
680:Lee E. McMahon
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
650:Stuart Feldman
647:
642:
640:Lorinda Cherry
637:
631:
629:
625:
624:
622:
621:
615:
608:
606:
602:
601:
599:
598:
593:
587:
580:
578:
574:
573:
571:
570:
564:
561:Version 7 Unix
558:
555:Version 6 Unix
551:
549:
543:
542:
533:
531:
530:
523:
516:
508:
502:
501:
500:
499:
487:
472:
462:(April 2000).
454:
453:External links
451:
448:
447:
437:
411:
398:"UNIX History"
388:
359:
327:
326:
324:
321:
270:Version 7 Unix
209:Version 7 Unix
181:
180:
175:
171:
170:
165:
163:user interface
157:
156:
144:
140:
139:
134:
128:
127:
114:
110:
109:
104:
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
76:
70:
69:
63:
57:
56:
53:
38:
32:Version 3 Unix
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1389:
1378:
1377:1982 software
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1364:
1362:
1347:
1346:
1337:
1335:
1334:
1324:
1321:
1320:
1317:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1305:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1288:
1284:
1282:
1281:
1277:
1275:
1274:
1270:
1268:
1267:
1263:
1261:
1260:
1256:
1254:
1253:
1249:
1247:
1246:
1242:
1240:
1239:
1235:
1233:
1232:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1217:
1215:
1213:
1210:Compatibility
1207:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1191:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1179:
1178:Research Unix
1175:
1171:
1170:
1169:BlackBerry 10
1166:
1165:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1158:
1154:
1152:
1151:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1117:
1113:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1100:
1099:
1095:
1093:
1092:
1088:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1073:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1035:
1034:
1033:
1027:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
972:
970:
968:
967:
962:
956:
955:
951:
949:
948:
944:
942:
941:
937:
935:
934:
930:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
892:
891:
888:
884:
883:DragonFly BSD
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
865:
864:
863:
859:
858:
856:
854:
853:
852:
846:
843:
841:
835:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
800:
797:
793:
789:
786:
782:
775:
770:
768:
763:
761:
756:
755:
752:
740:
732:
731:
728:
722:
719:
717:
714:
713:
711:
707:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
632:
630:
626:
619:
618:UNIX System V
616:
613:
610:
609:
607:
603:
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
581:
579:
575:
568:
565:
562:
559:
556:
553:
552:
550:
548:
544:
540:
536:
529:
524:
522:
517:
515:
510:
509:
506:
496:
492:
488:
484:
480:
476:
475:
473:
469:
465:
461:
457:
456:
452:
444:
440:
438:0-13-031358-0
434:
430:
425:
424:
415:
412:
407:
403:
399:
392:
389:
376:
375:
370:
363:
360:
355:
349:
341:
340:
332:
329:
322:
320:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
281:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
254:
252:
248:
244:
239:
237:
233:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
201:
199:
195:
191:
187:
179:
178:UNIX System V
176:
172:
169:
166:
164:
158:
155:
151:
148:
145:
141:
138:
135:
133:
129:
115:
111:
108:
107:Closed source
105:
101:
97:
95:Working state
93:
90:
87:
83:
80:
77:
75:
71:
67:
64:
62:
58:
51:
46:
37:
33:
19:
1343:
1331:
1322:
1302:
1285:
1278:
1271:
1264:
1257:
1250:
1243:
1236:
1229:
1188:
1176:
1167:
1155:
1148:
1114:
1096:
1089:
1075:
1058:
1041:
1030:
1029:
964:
952:
945:
938:
931:
860:
849:
848:
803:Architecture
700:Ken Thompson
611:
495:the original
483:the original
467:
442:
422:
414:
391:
379:. Retrieved
372:
362:
338:
331:
282:
276:such as the
255:
246:
242:
240:
202:
189:
185:
184:
174:Succeeded by
132:Available in
103:Source model
98:Discontinued
36:
1266:MKS Toolkit
1077:OpenSolaris
685:Joe Ossanna
670:John Mashey
381:January 30,
258:named pipes
238:computers.
1361:Categories
1287:PWS/VSE-AF
1184:SerenityOS
1091:Tru64 UNIX
1066:OpenServer
818:Philosophy
808:Filesystem
660:David Korn
605:Commercial
323:References
74:Written in
18:System III
1122:Domain/OS
838:Operating
785:Unix-like
709:Companies
665:Mike Lesk
586:(c. 1975)
539:Bell Labs
402:Newsgroup
348:cite book
266:run queue
247:System IV
205:Bell Labs
143:Platforms
85:OS family
61:Developer
1333:Category
1280:P.I.P.S.
1116:Coherent
1098:UnixWare
1032:System V
985:ChromeOS
940:NeXTSTEP
925:bridgeOS
823:Security
739:Category
690:Rob Pike
645:Tom Duff
590:PWB/UNIX
577:Internal
567:UNIX/32V
547:Research
406:net.unix
251:System V
225:UNIX/32V
213:PWB/UNIX
198:AT&T
190:System 3
66:AT&T
1345:Commons
1323:Italics
1252:MachTen
1245:Interix
1225:Darling
1196:more...
1083:Illumos
1071:Solaris
1005:Red Hat
975:Android
920:watchOS
905:audioOS
878:OpenBSD
868:FreeBSD
840:systems
813:History
584:CB UNIX
404::
278:C shell
221:UNIX/RT
217:CB UNIX
161:Default
137:English
121: (
1231:Eunice
1220:Cygwin
1212:layers
1139:LynxOS
1015:Ubuntu
1000:Gentoo
995:Fedora
990:Debian
954:Ultrix
910:iPadOS
890:Darwin
873:NetBSD
862:386BSD
628:People
620:(1983)
614:(1982)
592:(1977)
569:(1979)
563:(1979)
557:(1975)
435:
260:, the
232:PDP-11
150:PDP-11
1190:Xenix
1157:OSF/1
1144:Minix
1108:Other
1054:HP-UX
966:Linux
947:SunOS
933:DYNIX
895:macOS
828:Shell
468:LOGIN
317:Xenix
313:Venix
309:SINIX
301:PC-UX
297:PC/IX
285:HP-UX
262:uname
219:3.0,
215:2.0,
1273:PASE
1132:Hurd
1060:IRIX
1043:A/UX
1010:SUSE
980:Arch
915:tvOS
790:and
783:and
781:Unix
535:Unix
433:ISBN
383:2015
374:BYTE
354:link
315:and
295:and
293:IS/3
289:IRIX
234:and
223:and
194:Unix
188:(or
152:and
123:1980
116:1980
89:Unix
1238:GNV
1163:QNX
1150:MOS
1127:GNU
1049:AIX
900:iOS
851:BSD
537:by
429:675
305:PNX
274:BSD
236:VAX
229:DEC
154:VAX
147:DEC
1363::
466:.
441:.
431:.
400:.
371:.
350:}}
346:{{
319:.
311:,
307:,
303:,
299:,
291:,
287:,
211:,
773:e
766:t
759:v
527:e
520:t
513:v
408:.
385:.
356:)
125:)
79:C
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
