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I think the major good idea in Unix was its clean and simple interface: open, close, read, and write.

Ken Thompson
Writing, Thinking, Simple
"Unix and Beyond: An Interview with Ken Thompson". Computer 32 (5), (pp. 58-64), May 1999.
I think the major good idea in Unix was its clean and simple interface: open, close, read, and write.