[net.wanted] HELP - Cheap form of UN*X wanted for PDP

phaedrus@eneevax.UUCP (06/13/84)

REQUEST 1

	There was an article regarding some form of UN*X for the PDP-11/73
distributed by DECUS, awhile back.  At that time it did not interest me
so I didn't save it.  If somebody has it out there in net-land could you
please mail it to me?

REQUEST 2

	I am working for a very small software firm and we just got a
PDP-11/73 running RSX-11.  If anyone knows anything about a *CHEAP* UN*X
(especially if sombody like DECUS is selling it) please send me all the
info that you have.

It is difficult to move from a VAX-11/780 running 4.1bsd to a pdp running
rsx, so have mercy and HELP ME please.

				Thanks a billion IA (in advance)
				Pravin Kumar

-- 
Without hallucinogens, life itself would be impossible.

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cdl@mplvax.UUCP (06/14/84)

No -- there isn't any such thing as a cheap form of Unix.  What you
are probably remembering is the DECUS C system, which is a set of
public domain software including a compiler, several libraries,
and lots of familiar utilities.  This software runs on many DEC
operating systems, including RT-11, RSX, RT emulated on RSTS, RT
emulated on VMS, others I can't think of offhand.  It's available
as DECUS 11-SP-18, second (1983) release, for the cost of reproduction.

Back before DEC started licensing Ultrix and V7M-11, they had a cheap
Unix distribution, but you had to have an expensive Bell license first.

	carl lowenstein		marine physical lab	u.c. san diego

* lots of things above are trademarks - PDP, DECUS, RT-11, RSX, RSTS, VMS
are trademarks of DEC, which is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.
Unix is a trademark of AT&T Bell Laboratories (or some related organization)