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A critique of UNIX. / Blair, Gordon S.; Malone, Jon R.; Mariani, John A.
In: Software: Practice and Experience, Vol. 15, No. 12, 12.1985, p. 1125-1139.

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Blair, GS, Malone, JR & Mariani, JA 1985, 'A critique of UNIX', Software: Practice and Experience, vol. 15, no. 12, pp. 1125-1139. https://doi.org/10.1002/spe.4380151202

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Blair, G. S., Malone, J. R., & Mariani, J. A. (1985). A critique of UNIX. Software: Practice and Experience, 15(12), 1125-1139. https://doi.org/10.1002/spe.4380151202

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Blair GS, Malone JR, Mariani JA. A critique of UNIX. Software: Practice and Experience. 1985 Dec;15(12):1125-1139. doi: 10.1002/spe.4380151202

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Blair, Gordon S. ; Malone, Jon R. ; Mariani, John A. / A critique of UNIX. In: Software: Practice and Experience. 1985 ; Vol. 15, No. 12. pp. 1125-1139.

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