From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,MIME_QP_LONG_LINE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 2bb70798 for ; Wed, 22 Jan 2020 08:19:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 045739C20E; Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:19:12 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EAB49C14A; Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:18:46 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id CDDE49C14A; Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:18:42 +1000 (AEST) Received: from bagheera.alchemistowl.org (bagheera.alchemistowl.org [185.15.93.23]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CF89D9C102 for ; Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:18:41 +1000 (AEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at bagheera.alchemistowl.org Received: from [10.196.17.254] (84.226.197.178.dynamic.wless.zhbmb00p-cgnat.res.cust.swisscom.ch [178.197.226.84]) (authenticated bits=0) by bagheera.alchemistowl.org (8.16.0.41/8.16.0.29) with ESMTPSA id 00M8IZUu084258 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 22 Jan 2020 08:18:35 GMT Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-31DE11FF-4288-4B00-8831-6B3A94F18A51 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Arrigo Triulzi Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:18:29 +0100 Message-Id: <2208089D-FF73-4F34-8F52-8EDD0E3A5AE0@alchemistowl.org> References: In-Reply-To: To: Clem Cole X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (17C54) Subject: Re: [TUHS] Unix on Zilog Z8000? X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --Apple-Mail-31DE11FF-4288-4B00-8831-6B3A94F18A51 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 21 Jan 2020, at 19:30, Clem Cole wrote: > FWIW: I think a search will pick up a number of other Z8000 based systems,= but Onyx was the first UNIX box. The very first =E2=80=9CUnix at home=E2=80=9D system for me was an Onyx 8002= =E2=80=9Cpedestal=E2=80=9D which was connected to three serial terminals: d= ad, uncle, me :) It was definitely 1980 as it was delivered at home the day o= f my (unforgettable) 7th birthday. Previously I had only =E2=80=9Cplayed=E2=80= =9D with dad=E2=80=99s TTY into the University systems. Ended up being taugh= t C instead of riding a bicycle=E2=80=A6=20 We still have the manuals somewhere but the machine was gone when the Avioon= came in. No idea where it ended, sadly. Arrigo=20= --Apple-Mail-31DE11FF-4288-4B00-8831-6B3A94F18A51 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On 21 Jan 2020, at 19:30, C= lem Cole <clemc@ccc.com> wrote:

FWIW: I= think a search will pick up a number of other Z8000 based systems, but Onyx= was the first UNIX box.

The v= ery first =E2=80=9CUnix at home=E2=80=9D system for me was an Onyx 8002 =E2=80= =9Cpedestal=E2=80=9D which was connected to three serial terminals: dad, unc= le, me :) It was definitely 1980 as it was delivered at home the day of my (= unforgettable) 7th birthday. Previously I had only =E2=80=9Cplayed=E2=80=9D w= ith dad=E2=80=99s TTY into the University systems. Ended up being taught C i= nstead of riding a bicycle=E2=80=A6

We still have the manuals somewhere but the machine was gone w= hen the Avioon came in. No idea where it ended, sadly.

Arrigo

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