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From: dka@mtunm.ATT.COM (Douglas Addison)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: unix for PDP 1170
Keywords: unix PDP 1170
Message-ID: <8173@mtunm.ATT.COM>
Date: 2 Aug 90 21:15:39 GMT
Organization: AT&T BL Middletown/Lincroft NJ USA
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Greetings

By glad chance, I will soon have the opportunity to acquire
a PDP1170 with a tape drive, 2 diskpack drives, console,
and several terminals.

The machine comes with its native operating system, a BASIC
compiler, and diagnostics. Everything else's on me.

I've some experience with unix, but this opportunity will
allow for more systems administration experience. However,
I know that site licences (sp?) for unix are expensive.

Until I can get to that point, does anyone know of a public
domain/inexpensive unix OS for that machine? I'd be willing
to hack my way theough whatever i could get my hands on. since
I'm aware that the price is right (as it were).

Having such a system would greatly increase the availability
and usefulness of the machine. As an EE/CS student, this
would make a big difference.

D. K. Addison