[net.micro.att] Hardware docs on pc7300 needed

sjc@purdue.edu (Steve Chapin) (08/24/86)

I'm trying to get my grubby paws on technical documentation for
the pc7300 (unix pc).  I'm working on a port of the XINU operating
system, and so need hardware info for device drivers, memory
management, etc.  AT&T has been almost no help; I don't see
how they managed to get UNIX on the thing, since they don't
seem to know what's in the box.

If you can get me a copy of these documents, or know someone who
can, please send me mail!!!  I'll even pay for them, although
I hope the above verbal lashing of AT&T will shame someone in
that organization enough that they'll actually help me.

sc

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SofPasuk@imagen.UUCP (Munach Rvi'i) (08/26/86)

> I'm trying to get my grubby paws on technical documentation for
> the pc7300 (unix pc).  I'm working on a port of the XINU operating
> system, and so need hardware info for device drivers, memory
> management, etc.  AT&T has been almost no help; I don't see
> how they managed to get UNIX on the thing, since they don't
> seem to know what's in the box.
> 

They didn't!  Convergent Technologies in San Jose, CA makes the box
and did the port.

> If you can get me a copy of these documents, or know someone who
> can, please send me mail!!!  I'll even pay for them, although
> I hope the above verbal lashing of AT&T will shame someone in
> that organization enough that they'll actually help me.
> 
> sc
> 

dpw@unisec.UUCP (Darryl Wagoner) (08/29/86)

> management, etc.  AT&T has been almost no help; I don't see
> how they managed to get UNIX on the thing, since they don't
> seem to know what's in the box.

The didn't!  Convergent Technologies did.  And did a very good job of it.
After playing with a 3b2 I can see that Convergent Technologies was
the saving grace for the 7300.

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jhc@mtune.UUCP (Jonathan Clark) (09/02/86)

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In article <734@mordred.purdue.edu> sjc@purdue.UUCP writes:
>I'm trying to get my grubby paws on technical documentation for
>the pc7300 (unix pc).  I'm working on a port of the XINU operating
>system, and so need hardware info for device drivers, memory
>management, etc.  AT&T has been almost no help; I don't see
>how they managed to get UNIX on the thing, since they don't
>seem to know what's in the box.
>
>If you can get me a copy of these documents, or know someone who
>can, please send me mail!!!  I'll even pay for them, although
>I hope the above verbal lashing of AT&T will shame someone in
>that organization enough that they'll actually help me.

Such documentation is available to hardware and software vendors who
meet AT&T's standards for making interesting things for the unix pc,
under non-disclosure. From the sound of your requirement I doubt that
you would qualify, although I can probably dig up the name of the
person to contact if you would like it. Any disclosure of this
information without such an agreement would be looked upon dimly by
AT&T and would probably be followed by platoons of lawyers. I don't
make these rules, you understand, I'm just parroting the company line
for once.

-- 
Jonathan Clark
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