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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 18345 invoked from network); 9 May 2021 19:49:12 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 9 May 2021 19:49:12 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E20D09B9CB; Mon, 10 May 2021 05:49:09 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7B759B8C1; Mon, 10 May 2021 05:48:18 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=planet.nl header.i=@planet.nl header.b="GJKLdftV"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 44EEF9B8C1; Mon, 10 May 2021 05:48:12 +1000 (AEST) Received: from cpsmtpb-ews09.kpnxchange.com (cpsmtpb-ews09.kpnxchange.com [213.75.39.14]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA9E19B890 for ; Mon, 10 May 2021 05:48:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: from cpsps-ews16.kpnxchange.com ([10.94.84.197]) by cpsmtpb-ews09.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(8.5.9600.16384); Sun, 9 May 2021 21:47:58 +0200 X-Brand: 7abm2Q== X-KPN-SpamVerdict: e1=0;e2=0;e3=0;e4=;e6=(e1=10;e3=10;e2=11;e4=10;e6=1 0);EVW:White;BM:NotScanned;FinalVerdict:Clean X-CMAE-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=L+d+/8f8 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=60983c6e cx=a_idp_e a=dZ5u/0G9QtS9WKCcNUBnHQ==:117 a=soxbC+bCkqwFbqeW/W/r+Q==:17 a=x1i13A_MHe4A:10 a=5FLXtPjwQuUA:10 a=UxsAKQ9BAAAA:8 a=Bpy7sr73AAAA:8 a=sM27jCHA4wbnKScqu7kA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=8v7gq0e-BsqPRqFqSfIA:9 a=i_L7rGenIFzAEUqS:21 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=d_mXNDjUptLsIMHJEirF:22 X-CM-AcctID: kpn@feedback.cloudmark.com Received: from smtp.kpnmail.nl ([195.121.84.13]) by cpsps-ews16.kpnxchange.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(8.5.9600.16384); Sun, 9 May 2021 21:47:58 +0200 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=planet.nl; s=planet01; h=to:date:message-id:subject:mime-version:content-type:from; bh=0TSmkQ8eomUu4+nNgnmAeNfca0/PgdWy8AFjzwGzccw=; b=GJKLdftVfYwzbiuEYD78ygwtUu/DKucMvnrqk0taq4zhFsxrWnIESwBUyZpyTI/DSHZDCyQv1WnLP ic337/0WNN5b3Gl6skErpTRp8y3J/56vzyBk0bOjBw77nnFFYuFD4/ta1GEXY1lbAPA/+ba0uR97vh dx7ZKx+gnM67OWH4= X-KPN-VerifiedSender: Yes X-CMASSUN: 33|1kv/Hig78wgshI+QGjjTPWlPBcrzzc6Ok6LGzzd0lBVys+VxKfofbjEgjdk0i/z iH8Bd95DDj1ywBNJlDzD9Jg== X-Originating-IP: 80.101.112.122 Received: from mba1.fritz.box (sqlite.xs4all.nl [80.101.112.122]) by smtp.kpnmail.nl (Halon) with ESMTPSA id 74500399-b0ff-11eb-8208-005056998788; Sun, 09 May 2021 21:47:58 +0200 (CEST) From: Paul Ruizendaal Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_FD3C9C24-0F52-4883-A4B0-39C48BB80D47" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.5 \(3445.9.7\)) Message-Id: Date: Sun, 9 May 2021 21:47:57 +0200 To: TUHS main list X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.9.7) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 May 2021 19:47:58.0313 (UTC) FILETIME=[3644ED90:01D7450C] X-RcptDomain: minnie.tuhs.org Subject: [TUHS] Genix / early 80's VM variants 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" --Apple-Mail=_FD3C9C24-0F52-4883-A4B0-39C48BB80D47 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Looking at some VM stuff, I came across this: http://bitsavers.org/bits/AmericanInformationSystems/ = It seems American Information Systems was a short-lived National = Semiconductor spinoff that made a 32016 based board that plugged into a = PDP-11 QBus: = https://books.google.nl/books?id=3Dxyjys2kz1RQC&pg=3DRA1-PA58&lpg=3DRA1-PA= 58&dq=3Damerican+information+system+3210&source=3Dbl&ots=3Df1JGu1boT6&sig=3D= ACfU3U2X04c3Myuhea-MLepeKFed6vvVCw&hl=3Den&sa=3DX&redir_esc=3Dy#v=3Donepag= e&q=3Damerican%20information%20system%203210&f=3Dfalse It ran a version of Unix called Genix that appears to be SysV R2 = derived, but with VM code that is neither 4BSD derived, nor SysV R2.4 = derived. The VM code names David I. Bell and Laura Neff as authors. Anybody recall American Info Systems and/or Genix? Paul --Apple-Mail=_FD3C9C24-0F52-4883-A4B0-39C48BB80D47 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Looking at some VM stuff, I came across this:
http://bitsavers.org/bits/AmericanInformationSystems/
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It seems American = Information Systems was a short-lived National Semiconductor spinoff = that made a 32016 based board that plugged into a PDP-11 QBus:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=3Dxyjys2kz1RQC&pg=3DRA1-PA= 58&lpg=3DRA1-PA58&dq=3Damerican+information+system+3210&source= =3Dbl&ots=3Df1JGu1boT6&sig=3DACfU3U2X04c3Myuhea-MLepeKFed6vvVCw&am= p;hl=3Den&sa=3DX&redir_esc=3Dy#v=3Donepage&q=3Damerican%20info= rmation%20system%203210&f=3Dfalse

It ran a version of Unix called Genix = that appears to be SysV R2 derived, but with VM code that is neither = 4BSD derived, nor SysV R2.4 derived.

The VM code names David I. Bell = and Laura Neff as authors.

Anybody recall American Info = Systems and/or Genix?

Paul

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