Unix was first developed in 1969 by four programmers at Bell Labs. It was originally written in assembly language, then converted to C language in 1972-1973. Linux was created in 1991 by Linus Torvaldes as a kernel for his new operating system. Some key principles of Linux include treating everything as a file/directory, small single-purpose programs, ability to chain programs together, avoiding captive user interfaces, and storing all configuration data in text files.
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