[pups] The Software Tools Virtual Operating System

David C. Jenner djenner at earthlink.net
Thu Nov 1 11:41:38 AEST 2001


Actually, if you look carefully, you'll see that it is in fact there.
It the next item in the list after the Software Tools book routines.

Dave


Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Frank Mandarino wrote:
> 
> >
> > Your posting brought back fond memories of running Ratfor and tools on
> > an Interdata 8/32 during my University CO-OP work terms.
> >
> > I took a look around and found a copy of the Software Tools Package on a
> > page called "Ken Yap's Links" at:
> >
> >       http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/9247/
> >
> > in the section entitled "Some source for compilers of historical
> > interest".
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> 
> Sadly, this is just the stuf from the K&P book and not the Virtual OS.
> The Virtual OS was considerably more than what K&P did but was built on
> their ideas.  It is really sad to think that this, like so much else of
> computing history, has been lost.  It should make people appreciate the
> work of Warren and PUPS to preserve Unix even more!!
> 
> All the best.
> 
> bill
> 
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