From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: bqt@update.uu.se (Johnny Billquist) Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 04:09:02 +0100 (CET) Subject: [pups] Any SMP PDP11 platforms? In-Reply-To: <20031127223817.GA94863@minnie.tuhs.org> Message-ID: On Fri, 28 Nov 2003, Warren Toomey wrote: > Hi all, > I stumbled across this reference to a 1975 Masters thesis: > > de Brito Meyer. W., and Hawley, J.A.. III. Munix. a multiprocessor version > of UNIX. Master's thesis, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.. 1975. > Description of dual processor Unix. > > Can anybody tell me what PDP11 platforms around 1975 had multi-CPU > capability? Also, if anybody has further information about Munix, > please let me know! > > Thanks in advance for any help. I've trawled thru the Unix Archive > with no results. I remember that CMU built a MP system out of 11/40 systems... Search for C.mmp (if my memory is correct). I think they built some special hardware for this. And since these machines don't have a cache, it makes life easier... Johnny Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: bqt at update.uu.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol