29 Apr
2025
29 Apr
'25
6:55 a.m.
From: Tom Lyon <pugs78(a)gmail.com>
I was pleased to learn that the first port of S to UNIX was on the
Interdata 8/32, which I had my part in enabling.
I would love to hear more about the Interdata port and what
happened with it afterwards. Interdata seems to have disappeared
into the dustbin of history. And Unix on it apparently never
got out of Bell Labs; I don't think the code for it is in the
TUHS archives.
Was the Interdata system in use at Bell Labs for actual work once
the port was complete?
ISTR there was a meeting with Interdata about changes in the architecture
that Bell Labs wanted, that Interdata didn't want to make. What
was the full story?
Any other info would be welcome.
Thanks,
Arnold