Hello,
Curiousity, How does one get a license for a PDP-11 version of unix these
days? I've had an 11/73 I've been itching to run unix on.
Allison
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[Robert has got a copy of System II for PDP-11 on tapes]
> If I had a way to copy the tapes, I would have no problem and i'm not
> even sure what is exactly on the tapes or if they are still good as I've
> never really used them as the Unix III was already loaded on disks when I
> got them PDP-11/34 from Bell Labs.
>
> (The sytem was used here in Bell Labs here in Indianapolis, IN to help
> develope the first speech recognition system and I still have most of
> the software "somehwere" on RL01/02 packs, so I'm kinda attached to the
> tapes.)
>
> And, I have a gentleman here that is going to come pick up all my PDP
> stuff in the next month or so for a computer museum he is putting together.
>
> So, if you can copy the tapes, I might be talked in to releasing the
> tapes to you for copying for a good cause.
Robert, I forgot to cc my reply to the others on the PUPS mailing list.
Would anybody in the US be able to look at Robert's tapes to see if we
can recover System III? John Holden just donated System V to the PUPS
archive, so System III would also be a good addition.
Please email to Robert & the mailing list if you are willing to look at
the tapes.
Thanks in advance,
Warren
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I've set up a searchable archive of the mail from the PDP-11 Unix
mailing list, at
http://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/cgi-bin/pups.cgi
Let me know of any problems with it. Updates to the archive will be done
manually until I iron out some script bugs!
Warren
Warren wrote:
: If you don't have RK05 or RL02s, someone should be able to build
: a suitable disk image for you. I think you'll need to go 6th Edition
: as you have a /23.
7th Edition runs fine on an 11/23 or 11/34, providing you build the
'small machine' version. I've had 7th on my 11/23 with 256K and 2xRL02 for
years.
Pete
>From Kevin Wright <Kevin.Wright(a)VITREX.com> Tue Sep 2 11:25:46 1997
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Subject: PDP-11 hardware liquidation
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As owner of a PDP-11/23+ system, I know how difficult it can be to find
hardware for older PDP-11's.
I'd like to inform you that I've found a terrific source in Utah for
used DEC hardware including PDP-11 related items. This person has a
2400 sq ft warehouse (about 3 semi truck loads) quite literally brimming
with computer hardware which has been collected and stored over the past
10 years. He is currently in the process of liquidating it at very,
very low prices. Tons of miscellaneous computer equipment is available,
much of which was manufactured by DEC. It would be impossible to list
even a fraction of what he has available, but he has told me that his
inventory includes approximately 1000 Q-Bus and Unibus boards, plus
peripheral devices such as disk and tape drives. I've not been to the
warehouse in person yet , but I will be visiting the site in about 2
weeks time from now.
If interested, you should be aware that he is in the process of getting
rid of EVERYTHING! It sounds like it will all be gone in the next 3 to
4 weeks.
Opportunities like this very seldom come along, so please contact me via
email if you are interested in finding out more. I'll be happy to
forward to you, any needed information that I can.
Please feel free to forward this notice to anyone you think might be
interested.
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>From Warren Toomey <wkt(a)henry.cs.adfa.oz.au> Wed Sep 3 16:23:06 1997
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All,
I've just moved the PUPS (old PDP-11 Unix) mailing list over
to run under MajorDomo. I'm still learning MajorDomo, so there might be
some teething troubles.
The new list is called:
pups(a)minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au
Can you update any aliases that point to this list. I will keep the original
/etc/aliases mailing list oldunix(a)cs.adfa.oz.au around for a while
until I'm sure the new one works fine.
As with MajorDomo, you can send messages to get off the mailing list.
Please let me know of any problems.
Updates: SCO Petition, CD-R writers etc.
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Ok, we're still chatting with SCO. I got a summary of internal mail which
shows that there are 2 sides in SCO, those who think it's a good idea (PR-wise
at least) and those who can't see the point & who think it's a can of worms.
I feel that the people on our side are winning. I've been trying to explain
the history of some of the UNIX flavours to their legal eagle, who must know
recent history only. I think we can iron things out.
Several people from Europe & the US said that they had access to a CD-R
writer, & could write CDs, if that became the distribution method for
passing on the PUPS archive.
I will probably go buy a new X-Gig disk to give the archive a proper FTP
home. I've come up with a new archive layout & will pass it on to you all
for comments. Anyway, it looks like progress is being made & we should be
able to buy personal UNIX licenses soon :-).
More updates to the list as things happen. Thanks for your suport!!
Warren wkt(a)cs.adfa.oz.au
