Unix -- the "root" operating system that was created in 1973 by Thompson and Ritchie System V BSD Linux -- named after Linus Torvolds in 1992 distributions: Ubuntu, CentOS 1. How to connect your computer to a Linux server 2. How to logon MacOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKRYQsKR46I the terminal app, go to spotlight search bar and typing "terminal" Windows: Putty download from putty.org In MacOS: terminal opens into a Unix world on your Mac! MacOs is form of Unix. But even though you have your own Unix world in your machine, you still need to connect to the school's server. $ ssh -l rmmeyer brahe.canisius.edu