From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, 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 2948c38f for ; Wed, 26 Sep 2018 15:44:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E71C9A1DDA; Thu, 27 Sep 2018 01:44:41 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA1D09E99B; Thu, 27 Sep 2018 01:44:29 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b=VVoZU6Lm; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C79C39E99B; Thu, 27 Sep 2018 01:44:28 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-oi1-f170.google.com (mail-oi1-f170.google.com [209.85.167.170]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 50A5B9E998 for ; Thu, 27 Sep 2018 01:44:28 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-oi1-f170.google.com with SMTP id a203-v6so4782436oib.0 for ; Wed, 26 Sep 2018 08:44:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=8nU8tPFrWYUpSeOkVbVAnC/laLYtPMjtEse6uhKlwQ0=; b=VVoZU6LmWmDZ8Gi4uJ3G1jyE3zHmUh1RI+V/K2FNZW86EgcjZmjk9ooh/SVYwEZqIo /h4jBIYJdHS9q9PBnVlsObJ4RQrl/TFwu0tLqTP4jxzux6f56YdeOxJZxTDQ+Yg9XOcy KJ7UYmCB3AFKzGzy0NFRkr/moC7oPmg5TKn5auvMCCeNj4brfhIsk4PELMW7QhZ4WjtX hFZzsMXW5w2/JnioZx2fMXeAt6rS6kkY+mGdPTxZBmQZjLko+Eus2pKzpioA1uKL+JFE aFWRNiLtd7tYd20iJb7gRc7SrA4pqCh1MT7a/apG1eo2KrcxXYWbwFC9y8dgxSnXpS7N RJSw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=8nU8tPFrWYUpSeOkVbVAnC/laLYtPMjtEse6uhKlwQ0=; b=nNaWiHYKC0JpJrkYLu19yQ3RJgZzlJbOnItaTrmQfUM33zTGflzq8DSlz84LejZxiE b+Qf36OXGkjYbAZLY/AZVj+9IkPYRb5IU6NREaEsnTFFTmiTPBi35JJlsqjkvaNlHY1B nDjSEeZTstgx10sAQ0GtqNyLOWcUPqebcVFzot7mbCtlIavoHcCXukVPs1dW8ig7O2SD nzWrx/EmE0+6PJZeSqs6v53pWAumKtp15So1B1q9SQND1jpKzMGFHAYR9dPjtx/hzJFU /9IL+FB7nOoDGA7AYOFdFFI7ih4ZEKUoiG0vyiT6aidXOtRa5GlOGg52UD3o0126rRct xiGA== X-Gm-Message-State: ABuFfoiFxaolhEaV7Q5uxQfRHsmA/oKOEo27X5vFAkMLmR/oK5pKo7jS Y8AgFEZbq+yHSSMiGb2DhHBNDtGqx62qNPzwcFW5AA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACcGV63SWnQDegJ4ZSJSxMcAuac+1U+muaKPGCIuQVqVMdfRNEZPpjYmen6INWovM6/iZPS8+WeCuWjWqCFWk9tB8Lg= X-Received: by 2002:aca:7c2:: with SMTP id 185-v6mr886951oih.31.1537976667370; Wed, 26 Sep 2018 08:44:27 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1686170E-4323-4BDF-B95C-8A6B3FFD5288@gmail.com> <20180924194647.GA29897@server.rulingia.com> <20180926062000.GC29897@server.rulingia.com> In-Reply-To: <20180926062000.GC29897@server.rulingia.com> From: Henry Bent Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 11:44:11 -0400 Message-ID: To: TUHS main list Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000ee81d60576c81843" Subject: Re: [TUHS] SPARC is CRAPS spelled backwards. X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000ee81d60576c81843 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, 26 Sep 2018 at 02:21, Peter Jeremy wrote: > > An 8-bit memory bus means half as many RAM chips and buffers. Keep in mind > that the IBM 5150 was intentionally crippled to ensure it didn't compete > with > IBM's low-end minis. > Did the 5150 have a UNIX available anywhere near its launch date? I know that it had DOS, CP/M-86, and the UCSD p-System relatively early on. It's not clear to me whether Xenix ever supported the original PC; were there other early porting efforts? -Henry --000000000000ee81d60576c81843 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Wed, 26 Sep 2018 at 02:21, Peter Jeremy <peter@rulingia.com> wrote:

An 8-bit memory bus means half as many RAM chips and buffers.=C2=A0 Keep in= mind
that the IBM 5150 was intentionally crippled to ensure it didn't compet= e with
IBM's low-end minis.

Did the 5150 h= ave a UNIX available anywhere near its launch date? =C2=A0 I know that it h= ad DOS, CP/M-86, and the UCSD p-System relatively early on.=C2=A0 It's = not clear to me whether Xenix ever supported the original PC; were there ot= her early porting efforts?

-Henry
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