7 Apr
2017
7 Apr
'17
11:31 p.m.
While going through papers recently we found what was
I am reasonably
sure the quote for the first Sun sold in Scotland which might be of some
interest (inevitably I now don't know where it is, although we did not
throw it away). We're not sure whether it is for that machine, but we
are sure that my wife (who isn't on the list) ran it (a 2/120 we think).
It started out with SunOS 1 (or perhaps before).
In 1984 the Programming Systems Groups in Edinburgh's AI department
was contracted by SERC to evaluate workstations for its "Common Base"
program. We had a Sun 2/120, a Whitechapel MG-1, an Apollo Domain
system, and I think we already had at least one PNX Perq.
We recommended Suns. I can't find the report we wrote anywhere
online, but I'm fairly sure I've seen it in the last couple of years.
Presumably we gave the evaluation 2/120 back to Sun and bought the one
mentioned by Tim (it was called "islay" unless I have become confused)
a bit later, in 1985.
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8 Apr
8 Apr
10:57 a.m.
New subject: Non-US Unix Activities
On 8 Apr 2017, at 00:31, Richard Tobin <richard(a)inf.ed.ac.uk> wrote:
Presumably we gave the evaluation 2/120 back to Sun and bought the one
mentioned by Tim (it was called "islay" unless I have become confused)
a bit later, in 1985.
Gail says it was. She thinks Islay *was* the evaluation machine, which was bought after
it was evaluated (but she also says you'd know better). I also remember (from
reading the report? It was all long before I was there of course) that an HLH Orion was
evaluated, although this may be wrong.
That machine (islay) was, much later, given to Sun at Linlithgow as an artifact, but it is
presumably gone now.
11:13 a.m.
New subject: Non-US Unix Activities
It is sort of weird how the most prolific stuff a generation later is all but gone. I
guess compared to automobiles, minicomputers and workstations are pretty rare things to
start with.
Although the loss of IP doesn't surprise me, I've been to too many places that
have nothing surviving from their original products, even if they still sell support. -If
a company like Sega can lose all their art assets and source code, anyone can.
On April 8, 2017 6:57:13 PM GMT+08:00, Tim Bradshaw <tfb(a)tfeb.org> wrote:
On 8 Apr 2017, at 00:31, Richard Tobin
<richard(a)inf.ed.ac.uk> wrote:
--
Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
Presumably we gave the evaluation 2/120 back to Sun and bought the
one
mentioned by Tim (it was called "islay"
unless I have become
confused)
a bit later, in 1985.
Gail says it was. She thinks Islay *was* the evaluation machine, which
was bought after it was evaluated (but she also says you'd know
better). I also remember (from reading the report? It was all long
before I was there of course) that an HLH Orion was evaluated, although
this may be wrong.
That machine (islay) was, much later, given to Sun at Linlithgow as an
artifact, but it is presumably gone now.
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