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Pardon? C was developed in the 70s[0], and AT&T wasn't broken up until 1982[1]. Or am I misinterpreting "fragmented"? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(prog
by mikestew 3y ago
Pardon? C was developed in the 70s[0], and AT&T wasn't broken up until 1982[1]. Or am I misinterpreting "fragmented"?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System
- babypuncher 3y agoC and UNIX were proprietary Bell Labs technologies until Ma Bell was broken up and told they couldn't compete in software.
- mikestew 3y agoAh, clears it up for me now, thanks.