Not really. AIX is IBM's patented version of Unix, with their own add-ons and features. The basics look a lot like Unix but legally they are not Unix. One could say it is a Unix variant.
aix is a unix system from IBM
Depends on what you mean by "programmable". AIX is the commercial offshoot version of UNIX provided by IBM and is proprietary.
The only OS that IBM produces is called AIX. AIX is a flavor of Unix. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIX_operating_system
The base part of the two systems are the same. Solaris is a Unix system from Oracle (Sun Microsystems) AIX is a Unix system from IBM. They also run on different hardware chipsets.
AIX is a mature, stable, secure version of Unix that is backed by and supported by a large organization (IBM). It runs on entry level servers all the way up to enterprise scalable processors. The advantages of AIX over other versions of Unix is somewhat debatable, depending on whom you talk to.
1. System V 2. BSD 3. countless unix-like, unix-based, unix-compatible, unix-inspired systems (linux, AIX, Sinix, Xenix, Dynix, Solaris, MacOs etc)
cat /proc/version The above answer will only work on certain systems. For most Unix systems, use the 'uname' command to get the Unix version. AIX uses the oslevel command.
Well actually, Linus Torvalds wrote Linux some time after Microsoft halted sales of the Microsoft version of Unix, then called Microsoft Xenix. Microsoft Xenix: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix Yes, Microsoft used to market it's own version of Unix to the world. Microsoft did not create Unix, nor did IBM. Though IBM also has sold and continues to sell it's own version of Unix called AIX. AIX is very proprietary and there are people (actually, a LOT of people) who have difficulty characterizing AIX as Unix. In the unlikely event any purists ever read this, yes, I know Unix is actually a specification, not an operating system.
The inherent problem in ing your question is that there is no single operating system known as "Unix." Unix is a specification for a large number of operating systems to meet and comply with. The installation for Solaris is different from that of AIX, which is different from that of TRU64. In order to receive a definitive , you would need to define which Unix you are trying to install.
UNIX is not manufactured by a single company but originated from AT&T's Bell Labs in the late 1960s. Various versions and derivatives of UNIX have been developed by different organizations, including IBM (AIX), HP (HP-UX), and Oracle (Solaris). Today, many operating systems, such as Linux, are inspired by or based on UNIX principles, but they are not direct UNIX products.
Unix has several flavors, including but not limited to AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, and BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution). Each flavor often has its own unique features, system utilities, and user interfaces, while still adhering to the core Unix principles. Additionally, Linux is sometimes considered a Unix-like operating system due to its adherence to similar design philosophies, though it is not a direct descendant of the original Unix. These variations cater to different hardware platforms and user needs.
Unix is one of the oldest but still most popular Operating Systems. It was invented in 1969 at AT&T Bell Labs by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. All the contemporary operating systems of Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, AIX are variants of Unix.