Plan 9: Unix

Plan 9 is a distributed operating system developed by Bell Labs in the 1980s. The system was designed to be a research platform for operating system concepts, with a focus on networking and distributed computing. Plan 9 was created by a team led by Rob Pike, Ken Thompson, and Phil Winterbottom, and was first released in 1993. The system is named after the 1959 science fiction film "Plan 9 from Outer Space," which was known for its campy and futuristic themes. Plan 9 is designed to be a highly distributed system, with a focus on networking and communication between devices. The system uses a unique architecture that allows devices to communicate with each other seamlessly, and provides a range of tools and applications for managing and using the system. With only one comment on the article, the discussion on news.ycombinator.com has garnered six points, indicating interest in this nostalgic operating system.