5 Aug
2008
5 Aug
'08
10:27 a.m.
Does anyone have one of the PC SVR4 releases from the early '90s? I'm
looking for a complete set of Interactive, Microport, or Esix (have I
forgotten any?). Prefer complete docs, and would rather have tape
install than floppy, but I'll go either way. I'm happy to pay
something reasonable. -Tom
5 Aug
5 Aug
2:15 p.m.
Oh how nice it would be to have one of these again. At one point, I
had Interactive's 386/ix and SCO's Open Desktop... there was
Microport's system, Esix (from Everex?), Venturcom's Venix, and others
I'm sure I have forgotten. I just remember the wall of manuals that
came with these systems. :)
Mark
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Tom Manos <tommytune123 at gmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone have one of the PC SVR4 releases from the
early '90s? I'm
looking for a complete set of Interactive, Microport, or Esix (have I
forgotten any?). Prefer complete docs, and would rather have tape install
than floppy, but I'll go either way. I'm happy to pay something reasonable.
-Tom
3:12 p.m.
On Tue, 5 Aug 2008, Mark Davidson wrote:
Oh how nice it would be to have one of these again.
At one point, I
had Interactive's 386/ix and SCO's Open Desktop... there was
Microport's system, Esix (from Everex?), Venturcom's Venix, and others
I'm sure I have forgotten. I just remember the wall of manuals that
came with these systems. :)
I still have my ESIX 4.0.3A (yes, from Everex) installation from circa
1992. It's in a large cube, containing the manuals and software on 5.25"
diskettes. The manuals occasionally come in handy, for things like SVR4
curses.
My system was listed in Nixpub:
Updated
Last Telephone # Sys-name Location Baud Hours
----- ------------ -------- ----------- ------- -----
08/92 814-353-0566 cpumagic Bellefonte PA 12/24/96/14 24
80386, ESIX 4.0.3a (SVR4); Dual Standard (v.32/v.32bis/HST);
The Centre Programmers Unit BBS, custom BBS software (Micro Magic);
Files available: UNIX, GNU, X, ESIX, MSDOS tools and libraries;
No fee but up/download ratios enforced.
Contact: Mike Loewen at mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
or ...psuvax1!cpumagic!mloewen
That phone number is, of course, no longer in service. :-) I had a
UUCP dialup connection through the local University.
Mike Loewen mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
Old Technology http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/
6:14 p.m.
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Mark Davidson <mdavidson1963 at gmail.com> wrote:
Oh how nice it would be to have one of these again.
At one point, I
had Interactive's 386/ix and SCO's Open Desktop... there was
Microport's system, Esix (from Everex?), Venturcom's Venix, and others
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Tom Manos
<tommytune123 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have one of the PC SVR4 releases from the early '90s? I'm
If anyone is interested I have a full set of UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2.
28 5.25 floppies, and a tape cartridge (DC-600? DC-300? It says 450ft,
density 10,000ftpi)
For all I know the media is nice decoration only, I have never tried
to stuff it into a drive.
OTOH, it is quite possible the media has NEVER seen a drive since
leaving the factory in whenever it was shipped. It still has the
(unfilled) "Intel Software License and Registration Certificate".
(The box came from McGill University)
And about a foot high stack of books, slight water damage (only 2
books the rest looks pristine). It's all from Intel, copyright says
1988.
It's in Montreal, Quebec. Shipping would be expensive - it's a heavy
box... But I'd be happy to see it out of here, I was about ready to
toss it out.
(Maybe you can get der Mouse to somehow shuffle it closer to you, he
lives walking distance from me - but he doesn't see my mails due to
his Gmail filter :-)
Ideally someone shows up at my place, and takes the box away. Oh, the
city does that. OK, someone who actually _wants_ it should take it
away. ;-)
Joe.
6:41 p.m.
If no one else wants it, I'd love to know how much it would cost to
ship it to San Jose, CA. I have the room and would love to save this
(and try out the media!).
Mark
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Joachim Thiemann
<joachim.thiemann at gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Mark Davidson
<mdavidson1963 at gmail.com> wrote:
Oh how nice it would be to have one of these
again. At one point, I
had Interactive's 386/ix and SCO's Open Desktop... there was
Microport's system, Esix (from Everex?), Venturcom's Venix, and others
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Tom Manos
<tommytune123 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have one of the PC SVR4 releases from the early '90s? I'm
If anyone is interested I have a full set of UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2.
28 5.25 floppies, and a tape cartridge (DC-600? DC-300? It says 450ft,
density 10,000ftpi)
For all I know the media is nice decoration only, I have never tried
to stuff it into a drive.
OTOH, it is quite possible the media has NEVER seen a drive since
leaving the factory in whenever it was shipped. It still has the
(unfilled) "Intel Software License and Registration Certificate".
(The box came from McGill University)
And about a foot high stack of books, slight water damage (only 2
books the rest looks pristine). It's all from Intel, copyright says
1988.
It's in Montreal, Quebec. Shipping would be expensive - it's a heavy
box... But I'd be happy to see it out of here, I was about ready to
toss it out.
(Maybe you can get der Mouse to somehow shuffle it closer to you, he
lives walking distance from me - but he doesn't see my mails due to
his Gmail filter :-)
Ideally someone shows up at my place, and takes the box away. Oh, the
city does that. OK, someone who actually _wants_ it should take it
away. ;-)
Joe.
7:29 p.m.
On Tuesday 05 August 2008 21:14, Joachim Thiemann wrote:
I have some of those 450ft tapes, I think they're DC-300XL.
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ablest -- form of life in this section of space, ?a critter that can
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On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Mark Davidson
<mdavidson1963 at gmail.com>
wrote:
Oh how nice it
would be to have one of these again. At one point, I
had Interactive's 386/ix and SCO's Open Desktop... there was
Microport's system, Esix (from Everex?), Venturcom's Venix, and others
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Tom Manos <tommytune123 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have one of the PC SVR4 releases from the early '90s? I'm
If anyone is interested I have a full set of UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2.
28 5.25 floppies, and a tape cartridge (DC-600? DC-300? It says 450ft,
density 10,000ftpi)
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