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=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 19103 invoked from network); 21 May 2021 09:54:08 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 21 May 2021 09:54:08 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 485CB9C090; Fri, 21 May 2021 19:54:02 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D96769BB76; Fri, 21 May 2021 19:53:22 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id B1F009BB76; Fri, 21 May 2021 19:53:19 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 409 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at minnie.tuhs.org; Fri, 21 May 2021 19:53:18 AEST Received: from mail.ewe2.ninja (unknown [142.47.88.42]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A97F29BB68 for ; Fri, 21 May 2021 19:53:18 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail.ewe2.ninja (Postfix, from userid 1001) id D08593ED47; Fri, 21 May 2021 05:46:27 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 05:46:27 -0400 To: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org Message-ID: References: <4fabd785-3763-d100-b97d-0a0a7377b833@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Homepage: https://ewe2.ninja X-Operating-System: Linux, kernel 5.7.0-1-amd64 Subject: Re: [TUHS] H.J. Lu Bootable Root & Base System disks 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: , From: Sean Dwyer via TUHS Reply-To: Sean Dwyer Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 09:33:46AM +0800, Jason Stevens wrote: > Is it okay for me to ask a question about Linux that's from '91~'92? > > Does anyone happen to have copies of H.J. Lu's Bootable Root and the > associated Linux Base System disk images from the early '90s? > > I've managed to find a copy of 0.98.pl5-31 bootable root disk. But I > can't find any base disks to go along with it. > > The files used to be on tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/GCC in rootdisk and > basedisk subdirectories. > > Unfortunately all of the mirrors I'm finding of tsx-11 are newer, have > the basedisk directories, but no image files there in. > > > > -- > Grant. . . . > unix || die > I do have the boot/roots for kernel 0.99 pl 7 from my Yggdrasil disks of July/August 1995 which I believe are also on archive.org. I used to have disks from 1994 but they've been lost in time and I only have stuff from 94-97 now, some of which are on archive.org already. Hope that helps. -- I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise as they fly by.