It was cheap compared to computers one would have otherwise run for timesharing, whether they were PDP-10, S/360, or some of the other contenders. The real bre

It was cheap compared to computers one would have otherwise run for timesharing, whether they were PDP-10, S/360, or some of the other contenders. The real breakout for Unix was that it was something you could grab for free and later it was possible to port software to other platforms easier