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Version 6 Unix

6th Edition of Research Unix alias UNIX Time-Sharing System
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Version 6 Unix

Summary

Version 6 Unix is an operating system[1]. It draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (operating_system category, ranking #145 of 552).[2]

Key Facts

  • Version 6 Unix's image is recorded as Version 6 Unix SIMH PDP11 Emulation KEN.png[3].
  • Version 6 Unix's instance of is recorded as operating system[4].
  • Version 6 Unix's instance of is recorded as Q11368[5].
  • Version 6 Unix's instance of is recorded as Q2666693[6].
  • Version 6 Unix's followed by is recorded as Version 7 Unix[7].
  • Version 6 Unix's developer is recorded as Bell Labs[8].
  • Version 6 Unix's copyright license is recorded as 4-clause BSD License[9].
  • Version 6 Unix's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[10].
  • Version 6 Unix's operating system is recorded as Q2666693[11].
  • Version 6 Unix's software version identifier is recorded as 6[12].
  • +1975-05-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Version 6 Unix[13].
  • Version 6 Unix's publication date is recorded as +1975-05-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Version 6 Unix's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/072bsx[15].
  • Version 6 Unix's GUI toolkit or framework is recorded as command-line interface[16].
  • Version 6 Unix's different from is recorded as UnixWare[17].
  • Version 6 Unix's different from is recorded as AT&T UNIX[18].
  • Version 6 Unix's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[19].

Body

Publication

Version 6 Unix's publication date is recorded as +1975-05-00T00:00:00Z[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Version 6 Unix's followed by is recorded as Version 7 Unix[7].

Why It Matters

Version 6 Unix draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (operating_system category, ranking #145 of 552).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

AT&T UNIX Bell Labs command-line interface operating system PWB/UNIX UnixWare Version 7 Unix xv6

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . minnie.tuhs.org. minnie.tuhs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Copyright license → 4-clause BSD License, proprietary license
    Freebase id → /m/072bsx
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