From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 61a379dd for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:00:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 9CC8894BF3; Thu, 11 Apr 2019 03:00:37 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 776FD94926; Thu, 11 Apr 2019 03:00:11 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 20F5894925; Thu, 11 Apr 2019 03:00:09 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 505 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at minnie.tuhs.org; Thu, 11 Apr 2019 03:00:06 AEST Received: from booboo.lectroid.com (booboo.lectroid.com [45.56.103.166]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 808B094926 for ; Thu, 11 Apr 2019 03:00:06 +1000 (AEST) Received: from booboo.lectroid.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by booboo.lectroid.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id x3AGpetw002156 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:51:40 -0400 Received: from localhost (pat@localhost) by booboo.lectroid.com (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id x3AGpe8A002152 for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:51:40 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: booboo.lectroid.com: pat owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:51:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Pat Barron X-X-Sender: pat@booboo.lectroid.com To: tuhs@tuhs.org Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (LFD 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [TUHS] Paper discussing Unix boot process? 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" Long ago, I could swear I'd read a paper (or a TM, or something) that described the process of a Unix system booting. It presented a timeline describing the sequence of how the boot blocks are loaded, the kernel is loaded, MMU turned on, etc. However, other than that, I can't recall a thing about it - can't remember the title, the author, or where I found it. I don't remember if it talked about this process on a Bell Labs Unix system, or a BSD system (though it had to be one of those - either 7th Edition or BSD). The timeframe was probably mid to late 1980's, though I could be wrong about that. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I really wish I could find it again... --Pat.