From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) 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,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: (qmail 10043 invoked from network); 12 Apr 2020 08:52:34 -0000 Received-SPF: pass (minnie.tuhs.org: domain of minnie.tuhs.org designates 45.79.103.53 as permitted sender) receiver=inbox.vuxu.org; client-ip=45.79.103.53 envelope-from= Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with UTF8ESMTPZ; 12 Apr 2020 08:52:34 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E7632944A9; Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:52:31 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB54194488; Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:52:09 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=planet.nl header.i=@planet.nl header.b="G0zgscZ8"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 75CD594488; Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:52:06 +1000 (AEST) Received: from cpsmtpb-ews07.kpnxchange.com (cpsmtpb-ews07.kpnxchange.com [213.75.39.10]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D726294486 for ; Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:52:01 +1000 (AEST) Received: from cpsps-ews17.kpnxchange.com ([10.94.84.183]) by cpsmtpb-ews07.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(8.5.9600.16384); Sun, 12 Apr 2020 10:51:59 +0200 X-Brand: 7abm2Q== X-KPN-SpamVerdict: e1=0;e2=0;e3=0;e4=(e1=10;e3=10;e2=11;e4=10);EVW:Whi te;BM:NotScanned;FinalVerdict:Clean X-CMAE-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=eZemg4MH c=1 sm=1 tr=0 cx=a_idp_e a=4/rmT19p7yX2nqNQQg5uwQ==:117 a=soxbC+bCkqwFbqeW/W/r+Q==:17 a=jpOVt7BSZ2e4Z31A5e1TngXxSK0=:19 a=x1i13A_MHe4A:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=cl8xLZFz6L8A:10 a=3x0mvARPtEZ8Wl4MgssA:9 a=faeN8xk6tdI7RZWU:21 a=xvD2Nv6Z9oe0zubf:21 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=lvNDOE9i95YA:10 X-CM-AcctID: kpn@feedback.cloudmark.com Received: from smtp.kpnmail.nl ([195.121.84.44]) by cpsps-ews17.kpnxchange.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(8.5.9600.16384); Sun, 12 Apr 2020 10:51:59 +0200 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=planet.nl; s=planet01; h=message-id:to:date:subject:mime-version:content-type:from; bh=KgBCR3sK6u51UGG/cOqOHFOVcMt+qwHBMHIuD3EEmmg=; b=G0zgscZ8sNkewsnao1na4Fe3aaRhYNRnClt/9P+pieSisHo/L1C65H/4cxnbBPmph3W0/bifB5M+d q22cxZbyuZNQGCrNdLIRdfQq8M7LzF+pHlfpbux4+om2gvS+4/qk0HzCFOFtod13dXn9gmeh8B5ibQ UopzII3Rm/VNxPqU= X-KPN-VerifiedSender: Yes X-CMASSUN: 33|2Ioc6GX466a3D1m157ZwbC2v0T/FTSbMpaOpWMSVf1Mqp53ZePC1G4Z79yhfgg3 UQLJsxDJZCmAvlQe2DksuIQ== X-Originating-IP: 80.101.112.122 Received: from mba2.fritz.box (sqlite.xs4all.nl [80.101.112.122]) by smtp.kpnmail.nl (Halon) with ESMTPSA id de9717f6-7c9a-11ea-b0f1-005056abf0db; Sun, 12 Apr 2020 10:51:59 +0200 (CEST) From: Paul Ruizendaal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.11\)) Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 10:51:58 +0200 References: <58126C92-CB5E-4647-ACA6-3E6B1665FF4C@planet.nl> To: TUHS main list In-Reply-To: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.11) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Apr 2020 08:51:59.0302 (UTC) FILETIME=[A08A7660:01D610A7] X-RcptDomain: minnie.tuhs.org Subject: Re: [TUHS] V8, V9 and V10 now in the "Unix Tree" 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: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" Below an update with comments reflected. =3D=3D=3D After the Seventh Edition, the VAX became the base machine for further = Unix development. The initial code base was the 32V port, enhanced with = selected elements from 4.1BSD, such as support for virtual memory and = later the TCP/IP stack. =46rom there the code further evolved and an = Eighth Edition manual was completed by Bell Laboratories in February = 1985, six years after 7th Edition. The 8th Edition source code was not = as widely distributed as the 6th and 7th Edition sources had been. The file system in 8th Edition was rewritten to work with a bitmapped = free list and allocation clusters of 4KB (8 blocks); it also supported = the V7 filesystem for backwards compatibility with disk clusters of 1, 2 = or 4 blocks. Key innovations in the 8th Edition kernel include =E2=80=98streams=E2=80=99= and the 'file system switch=E2=80=99, which allowed the =E2=80=9Ceverythi= ng is a file=E2=80=9D approach to be extended to new areas. Three = notable developments built on these were the =E2=80=98/proc=E2=80=99 = file system and new debugger API, a unified approach to networking over = Datakit, TCP/IP and phone lines, and a network file system. Eighth Edition is also at the root of graphical user interfaces on Unix, = being the platform used for the development of the =E2=80=98Blit=E2=80=99 = graphical terminal. Several of the new ideas from Eighth Edition found their way into the = 3rd release of System V, although in a much modified form. =3D=3D=3D > On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 1:35 AM Paul Ruizendaal wrote: >>=20 >> Warren has been nice enough to put 8th, 9th and 10th edition on the = TUHS =E2=80=9CUnix Tree=E2=80=9D web page. >>=20 >> There is the following question on each entry web page: =E2=80=9CWho = wants to write something here?=E2=80=9D >>=20 >> Below my suggested draft text for Eight Edition. All suggestions for = improvement welcome. >>=20 >> =3D=3D=3D >>=20 >> Shortly after the release of 7th Edition, the VAX became the base = machine for further Unix development. The initial code base was the 32V = port, enhanced with selected elements from 4.1BSD, such as support for = virtual memory and later the TCP/IP stack. =46rom there the code further = evolved: Eighth Edition of Unix was released by Bell Laboratories in = February 1985, six years after Seventh Edition. >>=20 >> Key innovations in 8th Edition include =E2=80=98streams=E2=80=99 and = the 'file system switch=E2=80=99, which allowed the =E2=80=9Ceverything = is a file=E2=80=9D approach to be extended to new areas. Three notable = applications built on these were the =E2=80=98/proc=E2=80=99 file system = and new debugger API, a unified approach to networking over Datakit, = TCP/IP and phone lines, and a network file system. >>=20 >> Eighth Edition is also at the root of graphical user interfaces on = Unix, being the platform used for the development of the =E2=80=98Blit=E2=80= =99 graphical terminal. >>=20 >> Several of the new ideas from Eigth Edition found their way into the = 3rd release of System V, although in a much modified way. >>=20 >> =3D=3D=3D >>=20