mike@RAND-UNIX@sri-unix (06/12/82)
Date: Wednesday, 2 Jun 1982 22:06-PDT There are at least 5 different versions of UNIX currently running on the 68000 in some sort of workstation configuration. They are: i. UNISOFT version 7 ii. XENIX version 7 iii. Fortune version 7 vi. MIT version 7 v. LUCASFILM version 7 I would like to know the following things: a. Have I missed any other ports/flavors of 68000 unix? b. What are the relative merits/deficiencies of the various versions in terms of the following or your own categories performance reliability support c. What does the future hold? I already know what Bill Joy wrote about the Sun Microsystems plans for 4.2 UNIX. and finally, I would love to hear any personal testimonials from anyone who has actually used any of these. I will keep a collection of all the replies and send them off to anyone who is interested. Thanks, Michael Wahrman
Dan@sri-unix (06/26/82)
Date: 12 Jun 1982 11:58:40 EDT (Saturday) Some more 68000-based UNIX systems: 1. Whitesmith's IDRIS, which is now available for the 68000. 2. Wicat claims to have UNIX V7 available for their 68000-based systems, along with their MCS operating system. 3. Charles River Data Systems is offering UNOS, a UNIX lookalike, on their Universe 68 system (as well as on the Motorola Exorcisor, as I recall). UNOS is based on eventcounts, an organization which makes a lot of things (like signals) work better. 4. Mark Williams Company, creator of Coherent (a UNIX clone), is planning to offer Coherent on the 68000 (it isn't ready yet). A friend of mine decided to get IDRIS, because they would sell him the sources. MIT and LUCASFILM probably would supply sources too, but there was some question about the level of support he would get from them. By the way, who does one contact at MIT or LUCASFILM to get UNIX from them?
mo@LBL-UNIX@sri-unix (07/29/82)
Date: 27 Jun 1982 11:55:42-PDT The best port I have seen (as apposed to "it's just as good as a Unix") is the Unisoft port to the Sun-style cpu's. Jeff Schriebman is Unisoft and has done a good job. I have used his system on a Codata box and it is quite nice, especially considering it was running on 5" miniwini's. Unisoft's system has Cshell and Vi running, also. Unisoft is located in Berkeley California. -Mike
berry@sri-unix (07/29/82)
We have Jeff's UNIX on our 68000's too. It's good stuff.