Peterson akakurira padivi nemutungamiriri weYunivhesiti yeCalifornia, Santa Barbara makomputa marabhoritari, uyo akamuzivisa kumapurogiramu emakomputa achiri mudiki muna 1978. Muna 2017, nyaya yehupenyu hwaPeterson yakaverengerwa mubhuku rakanyorwa nemukurukuri anokurudzira Brian Tracy nezvevanamuzvinabhizimusi. Peterson akapedza yakawanda yehupenyu hwake hwepakutanga achibatanidza kure kuUCSB mainframe makomputa kuburikidza neyekupedzisira uye modem. Kuburikidza nekutanga kuwana tekinoroji, Peterson akadzidza kugadzira yake Unix uye VMS kunyorera zvichibva paPDP-11 uye DEC VAX komputa. Mumakore ekutanga e1980s, kuronga kwesainzi yekuronga kwaive kwakanyanya kunakidzwa nevadzidzisi vekoreji muchikoro cheSanta Barbara.
Unix uye VMS