From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: clemc@ccc.com (Clem cole) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 20:49:27 -0400 Subject: [TUHS] Unix v6 problem with /tmp In-Reply-To: <5799234F.80108@gmail.com> References: <57991A21.5030404@gmail.com> <5799234F.80108@gmail.com> Message-ID: <9A62D3AA-2905-44A6-B9F1-73644935AA70@ccc.com> Yep. We used it for both but discovered it tended to be better for our system as a /tmp because we tried really hard to keep the 11/70 from swapping in those days. Clem Sent from my PDP-7 Running UNIX V0 expect things to be almost but not quite. > On Jul 27, 2016, at 5:10 PM, William Pechter wrote: > > Clem Cole wrote: >> That is exactly how its was done. In fact, DEC made a Solid State Disk (out of RAM) just for UNIX that people used to use for /tmp. > Are you referring to the slick little ML11-A (I think it was an -A when I installed it at NY Telephone on > West Street, next to the World Trade Center... > > I seem to remember it being used as an RS04 (or similar) fixed head disk replacement for swap -- but > it could've been used for temp. > > Funny seeing a fault light on a Massbus controller'd box of mostly MK11 memory. > IIRC it had write-lock as well. > > Neat idea and I wish someone would come up with a really large SSD with a writelock for archival storage > of my stuff. No head crashes and if I could disable the possibility of accidental writing... > > Bill > > -- > Digital had it then. Don't you wish you could buy it now! > pechter-at-gmail.com http://xkcd.com/705/ >