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Old 05-03-2010
Where did you meet UNIX for a first time?

Simple question , where did you meet UNIX OS-es.

I started with linux, and then I have meet Solaris and I am all in Solaris right now , almost a year that I am in UNIX, still reading manuals.
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Old 05-03-2010
Hammer & Screwdriver

My first contact took place about 25 years ago on a system made by Convergent Technologies, it's unix flavor was called "ctix". After that was a short episode with a unix emulator running on PrimOS, the proprietary operating system by Prime Computers.

After that I worked with Sinix for some years, the Unix variant from Siemens, and a little bit with Xenix (SCO).

In 1995 I started to work with Solaris, version 2.4 was current at that time.
Between 1999 and 2001 I had a short encounter with Tru64 (Compaq). Somewhere around that time (I can't remember exactly) finally Linux sneeked into my professional life.

25 years of Unix and still reading manuals Smilie
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Old 05-03-2010
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25 years of Unix and still reading manuals Smilie
Not 25 years for me but so true Smilie

First contact I had was with HP-UX and DEC OSF for a short time when I was in the military way back in 1995. After that I had short contact to SINIX, SCO and SuSE Linux while I was mainly administering WinNT 4 servers doing MCSE certification etc.
I was fed up with Blue Screens and the limited capabilities to administer a windows servers etc. So my next job I decided will be Unix/Linux only and I now nearly work close to 10 years with AIX and Linux (SuSE, Debian) - I do not miss the Windows times at all Smilie
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Old 05-03-2010
I first learned about Linux while obtaining an Associates Networking Degree in 2002. Of course during my investigation of Linux I was introducted to Unix. From there I learned about the history of Unix and Linux, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Richie, and Linus Torvalds.
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Old 05-03-2010
My first encounter with UNIX(AIX) was two years back :-)
So much to learn so little time :-)
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Old 05-03-2010
First exposure to unix

About a dozen years ago, on an HP system running HP-UX. A little confusing at first, but slowly got the hang of it. Have worked with Solaris since then, and also some flavors that are installed on PC's.
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Old 05-03-2010
I first entered in the UNIX WORLD (SOLARIS), around 3 years back.I passed my Engineering in 2007 and entered in this field as fresher.Thanks to my Company, Seniors and whole www.unix.com family for sharing there knoledge with me.Its like ENIGMA..., you just try to know and it seems to be endless which makes you to dig deeper and deeper and much more deeper.....!!!!
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