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 | | Plan 9 was a Bell Labs internal project for a number of years, but a public release was made in 1993, followed by a shrink-wrapped version in 1995. |
 | | Plan 9 extended the system beyond files to "names", that is, a unique path to any object whether it be a file, screen, user, or computer. |
 | | Plan 9 is based on the best features of UNIX but was developed to demonstrate a concept, that of making communication the central function of the computing system. |
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