Linus Torvalds announces Linux (1991)
Linus Torvalds announced the creation of a new operating system in 1991, which he described as a hobby project. He sought feedback from users of Minix to understand their preferences and dislikes. The operating system, which would be free of Minix code, was intended for 386 and 486 AT clones and included features like a multi-threaded file system.
- ▪Linus Torvalds announced his new operating system in a post to the Minix user community.
- ▪He requested feedback on features that users would like to see in the new OS.
- ▪The operating system is designed for 386 and 486 AT clones and is free of any Minix code.
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Linus Torvalds announces Linux If you'd like to find out about how Linus created Linux, you can read his autobiography, Just For Fun from HarperCollins, available at Amazon Linus in 1991 From: [email protected] (Linus Benedict Torvalds) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: What would you like to see most in minix? Summary: small poll for my new operating system Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: 25 Aug 91 20:57:08 GMT Organization: University of Helsinki Hello everybody out there using minix - I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready.
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