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,PLING_QUERY,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 c14c09b1 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2019 08:21:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 899B19B841; Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:21:35 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 973C294663; Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:21:11 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id D69D594663; Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:21:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qt1-f174.google.com (mail-qt1-f174.google.com [209.85.160.174]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6D87F93EFE for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:21:07 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qt1-f174.google.com with SMTP id u22so34847223qtq.13 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2019 01:21:07 -0700 (PDT) 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:cc; bh=APwOg/LPwxCH3cj12yoPG3myAsbuXDd9Sn0WsSMcNn4=; b=RVb6yOY15Jqzfb39/qQE0glbk+x32WeqqrPKC/+y2B9/PyO/UqfW+IXodidkqRgXMn 0Ie2zJbPTuWFUKdSjbqJD/SWKQ02KBKtGmNfDNspnHKF+f6SXwP20OOfVtdqn3NHQvWn XgAHlYYKvOySWm6sKXUZq5liSJZBa9Th2v35fwCDZ5SgPnxk4lYl9Nr+1vZHwtnezfv2 jqiKj4B8n2YdVNQ+cyGGsiFLbPwe5cMABCR5X8P/YhYjJZ3iUNYpKQszLTsE7Pqarx6r 21WJFNLnQJkl78jzCyZynfFe3jEh6wJDgnIIXHnuvlOCvHlbEPSwrvPKVKrTDTwmOSXb oIvA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAWvDxqZyX66b89FwLb8uxF3ffq72rf7/4r+0hMt+TZseN5bBkEi WpVDqzTXLbih+CKVxpEVl+ExuezXVNY0D/tUMRY= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqyJ1gKZjBngbCx+WOLPG1rxb057DOzCvnDvChzTIvAL4y8C8c/In/ECWLdn8QGv76ahIbv9456bbadLWm4sZ8s= X-Received: by 2002:a0c:f612:: with SMTP id r18mr40558017qvm.56.1571214066385; Wed, 16 Oct 2019 01:21:06 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20191015042708.GD7292@eureka.lemis.com> <56623FD9-B886-46C2-A32D-6B4B2AC20F3E@alchemistowl.org> In-Reply-To: <56623FD9-B886-46C2-A32D-6B4B2AC20F3E@alchemistowl.org> From: Matt Rudge Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:20:29 +0100 Message-ID: To: Arrigo Triulzi Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000004b09cf059502c894" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Simple Unix install? (was: What was your "Aha, Unix!" moment?) 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: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000004b09cf059502c894 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 at 10:55, Arrigo Triulzi wrote: > > On 15 Oct 2019, at 06:27, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > > Clearly you weren't installing Interactive UNIX/386 from floppy, like > > my first experience. It was like pulling teeth. > > Not to mention Xenix/286=E2=80=A6 the never ending 5=E2=80=9D1/4 =E2=80= =9CHD=E2=80=9D floppies=E2=80=A6 the ones which somehow were almost readable but not quite=E2=80=A6 then you started = the install again and a different floppy failed. > I can remember having to reinstall Xenix on a Wang PC-002. The floppy disks had been kept in a folder next to a radiator, and I had to clean the floppy drive with compressed air before we could start. Surprisingly the reinstall went smoothly, but very slowly! The real issue was getting the serial terminal board working again! Matt --0000000000004b09cf059502c894 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 at 10:55, Arrigo Triulzi <arrigo@alchemistowl.org> wrote= :
>
> On 15 Oct 2019, at 06:27, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <= ;grog@lemis.com> wrote:
> &g= t; Clearly you weren't installing Interactive UNIX/386 from floppy, lik= e
> > my first experience.=C2=A0 It was like pulling teeth.
>= ;
> Not to mention Xenix/286=E2=80=A6 the never ending 5=E2=80=9D1/4 = =E2=80=9CHD=E2=80=9D floppies=E2=80=A6 the ones which somehow were almost r= eadable but not quite=E2=80=A6 then you started the install again and a dif= ferent floppy failed.
>

I can remember having to reinstall Xen= ix on a Wang PC-002. The floppy disks had been kept in a folder next to a r= adiator, and I had to clean the floppy drive with compressed air before we = could start. Surprisingly the reinstall went smoothly, but very slowly! The= real issue was getting the serial terminal board working again!

Ma= tt
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