[TUHS] Reaction to the 3B2 at Bell Labs

[arnold at skeeve.com]

Andrew Hume <andrew at humeweb.com> wrote:

> i was working at building 5 at murray hill in system V development land
> when the first 3B20 arrived. the first order of business? running off to the
> local Sears store to buy 4 car batteries so it could power up. what a hoot!

So what did the 3B20s run when they were being used in a Telco? Unix?
Or some other specialized OS?

Or was said 3B20 a prototype before they'd been deployed to the Telcos?

Thanks,

Arnold