From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 19678 invoked from network); 22 Feb 2021 20:14:48 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 22 Feb 2021 20:14:48 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 849B69CA84; Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:14:46 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F259293D39; Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:14:17 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="bziN9uAe"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 8452093D39; Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:14:14 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-lj1-f173.google.com (mail-lj1-f173.google.com [209.85.208.173]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DFDEA93D32 for ; Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:14:12 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-lj1-f173.google.com with SMTP id c8so60426838ljd.12 for ; Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:14:12 -0800 (PST) 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 :cc; bh=Em7T7RbDMwiwsFkziMM9zq45jCBGQANRDNWYAtrozFY=; b=bziN9uAeRYb5I8gY8qtZULQL/D4jHu2b8zDxvX27dts35x91ZtfQUvC8LOf0bJMTZ9 eo9dLqhoSNg3yp2hpq810Nl/9wd+kAI9s0UStWEETquuYrEoPp5gfnRFjtcH+z5E2nhg aLHPpRRTsYNpM+1P83aHMC9OF858Wt4v0BmRRVr/6RuK5VIRZ0SuAZFeFUyhMbEOtbuj yjDolY8sGFu+UrAHqc72m3/hxaevjvHkkxneGXPnCUXCYwAGvRw9U8GrdqPwjjLbxaMh e/1WJmPcawAfJHpLFKhMeCEStfZ6IZtbT71r70L5iJP4Y1KdRIy0z09rPdolvd/VwuQ9 BJRQ== 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=Em7T7RbDMwiwsFkziMM9zq45jCBGQANRDNWYAtrozFY=; b=N2dHEjoTLrlWo3Krsxk53F4svk7CSRYT/kljAEzE7BEbKfZDiKP0YvoRIBLQEPIOFi +UnMDrf3z8y8nXUIBEizOXO7dAB7CAVxs6hJaCDj1uJna5mZpqq58TxzjCmFAQJBbaVY ver/U1UAetNHWCKzOW0D3/w9AkGvt6NPs2kZugAOpezCG1q5+MfbY71H4CWUARum880/ 4nuM7Ju2wUo2uiyWABqn086zsgC/k/dBGrIdAyW7S7Am5tbMCes+4xGq2lZ5GsV01KMC GPRBtDyLOOibpQitZSXA0mQFioYu0m/WjWzM96w4b1XU+jsEqtn+LgI/WBewG59jsf6j WUcw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531IC+kVU9Uv+OOVs8Ac92mYQKICtDifY8Nh1bRWTA9JIQACF95N uOA69yxPw9m/n3WRiel63v6aQHnDBWdI0ttfbEE= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxrZC9isyg6Mn4h0HYwOb6n+BvYDkNMyIp+Bsc+Czr21QcypydnvgUEoIfM5TCO0J6VfoosYKil5w8ohVf/g/Q= X-Received: by 2002:a05:651c:110c:: with SMTP id d12mr14579551ljo.350.1614024851157; Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:14:11 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20210222164738.7381E93D39@minnie.tuhs.org> <07665269-ef0d-ca9a-ecfa-cb68e89bbf4b@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <07665269-ef0d-ca9a-ecfa-cb68e89bbf4b@gmail.com> From: Rob Pike Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:13:59 +1100 Message-ID: To: Will Senn Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000e976a005bbf271a3" Subject: Re: [TUHS] retro-fuse project 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" --000000000000e976a005bbf271a3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Please let us know how you go with the Macs. The system interfaces have become more refractory lately, with virtual file systems a particular concern. -rob On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 4:11 AM Will Senn wrote: > On 2/22/21 10:41 AM, Jay Logue via TUHS wrote: > > Lately, I've been playing around in v6 unix and mini-unix with a goal of > better understanding how things work and maybe doing a little hacking. As > my fooling around progressed, it became clear that moving files into and > out of the v6 unix world was a bit tedious. So it occurred to me that > having a way to mount a v6 filesystem under linux or another modern unix > would be kind of ideal. At the same time it also occurred to me that > writing such a tool would be a great way to sink my teeth into the details > of old Unix code. > ... > As I expected, this was a fun and very educational project to work on. It > forced me to really understand what was going in the kernel (and to really > pay attention to what Lions was saying). It also gave me a little view > into what it was like to work on Unix back in the day. Hopefully someone > else will find my little self-education project useful as well. > > --Jay > > Yay! I for one, will appreciate this! > > Will > --000000000000e976a005bbf271a3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Please let us know how you go with the Macs. The system in= terfaces have become more refractory lately, with virtual file systems a pa= rticular concern.

-rob


On Tue, Feb 2= 3, 2021 at 4:11 AM Will Senn <wil= l.senn@gmail.com> wrote:
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On 2/22/21 10:41 AM, Jay Logue via TUHS wrote:
Lately, I've been playing around in v6 unix and mini-unix with a goal of better understanding how things work and maybe doing a little hacking.=C2=A0 As my fooling around progressed, it became clear that moving files into and out of the v6 unix world was a bit tedious.=C2=A0 So it occurred to me that having a way to mount a v6 filesystem under linux or another modern unix would be kind of ideal.=C2=A0 At the sam= e time it also occurred to me that writing such a tool would be a great way to sink my teeth into the details of old Unix code.
...
As I expected, this was a fun and very educational project to work on.=C2=A0 It forced me to really understand what was going in the kernel (and to really pay attention to what Lions was saying).=C2=A0 = It also gave me a little view into what it was like to work on Unix back in the day.=C2=A0 Hopefully someone else will find my little self-education project useful as well.

--Jay

Yay! I for one, will appreciate this!

Will
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