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The 7 pages that link to Ken Thompson, each with the reason it gives.

• Operating systemRelated: His experiments at Bell Labs led directly to UNIX’s development.

• C (programming language)Related: Thompson’s work on B and Unix provided the immediate setting in which C emerged.

• UnixRelated: Thompson built the first Unix system with Dennis Ritchie.

• Dennis RitchieRelated: Thompson collaborated with Ritchie on Unix and influenced C’s development.

• UTF-8Related: Thompson co-designed UTF-8 with Rob Pike to support international text.

• Computer chessRelated: Belle’s specialized hardware helped it become the first master-strength computer chess system.

• Unix-likeRelated: Thompson helped create the original system that later operating systems emulated or extended.