abdul@lpi3230.UUCP (Abdul Nabi) (05/14/84)
After reading paper "UNIX on a Microcomputer" from the BSTJ on UNIX ('78) I have become interested in obtaining information on LSX, since UNIX on microcomputers with limited resources has become a personal interest. Also, there is a chance that I could pick a LSI-11 system real cheap, and I'd like to have LSX running on it. What I'd like to know is: 1. Is LSX still around and does AT&T still support it in any way? 2. How much does binary cost? Could an individual like me get it? 3. If I dared to ask about source, would it be available? Would I have to mortgage the house to get it? Would I also need a standard UNIX source licence. 4. Does it really look like UNIX in that small a space? I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who knows anything about LSX, especially if you've ever ran with it. Please mail any info. If it sounds like people could actually get their hands on this, I'll post a summary of what I get to the net. P.S. This is my first article to the net after reading for months. Abdul Nabi Linus Pauling Institute !lpi3230!abdul
henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (05/17/84)
LSX looked like sort of a subset of Unix. But it was never released outside Bell/AT&T. For a long time the lawyers kept claiming "we're thinking about it"; the final answer was "no". -- Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry