Beginning was the Command Line", by Neal Stephenson.
Located here: http://www.cryptonomicon.com/beginning.html
It's a bit dated, but worth reading.
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Rob Lawson
System Administrator, ACSR ISIS, Windows & Interplay
CBS News
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Tod Hopkins <hoplist@hillmanncarr.com>wrote:
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>
>
> On Sep 22, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Knut A. Helgeland wrote:
> >
> > The short answer is Unix. Linux is the open-sourced quilted version and
> OSX is the stylish straight jacket.
> >
> Excellent short answer and dead on.
>
> Not to be underestimated is the importance of the hardware, not just the
> OS. The combination of OSX and the Intel Mac and Mac Pro was a one-two punch
> in the media business. Many facilities that run Linux, Windows and MacOS,
> run them all on Apple hardware. Many school systems are all iMacs and
> MacBooks, and most now dual boot Windows.
>
> Unix is the dominant OS for enterprise level systems, especially systems
> that requires very high levels of customization (like feature films and
> scientific research).
>
> Cheers,
> tod
>
> >
>
> Tod Hopkins
> Hillmann & Carr Inc.
> todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
>
>
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