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From: rickr@virtech.uucp (Rick Rodman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Unix for PDP-11/23s
Summary: Bad news
Message-ID: <1990Aug19.034635.26429@virtech.uucp>
Date: 19 Aug 90 03:46:35 GMT
References: <1990Aug17.055124.28953@snoopy.ece.wsu.edu>
Distribution: usa
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc.
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In article <1990Aug17.055124.28953@snoopy.ece.wsu.edu>, aha@snoopy.ece.wsu.edu (Advanced Hardware) writes:
> Hi - 
> 
> Could anyone give me a summary of the available versions of UNIX for the
> PDP-11/23s?  I got a mostly un-document system about a month ago and 
> it has only the barest of RT-11 software on it.  I would be interested in
> learning what UNIX is available and what I need in the way of HW to 
> run such.
> 
> If it helps, my current configuration is:
> 
> 	PDP-11/23s (KDF11-B in a BA11-M with 32K CMOS RAM)
> 	Additional 128K DRAM
> 	2 x 20Meg HD
> 	TK 70 cart. tape drive

I hope we hear something better soon, but I started a dialog on this
two months ago (I have an 11/73).  The summary is this:

1. Of the four operating systems once offered for the PDP-11, RSX, RT-11,
RSTS, and Ultrix, Digital has discontinued only one: Ultrix (Unix).
So much for Digital's commitment to Unix.

2. Berkeley 2.10 is available from UCB, IF you have an AT&T source license
($10K?) and IF you have an old, non-MSCP drive (sorry!) and IF you have
a 9-track tape drive (FORGET the TK-70!).

3. Venturecom has discontinued Venix for the PDP-11.  IF they had a machine,
they'd sell it for around $2000.

4. uniq (1-800-DEC-UNIX) has also discontinued their PDP-11 version.  They
are friendly, but apologetic.

My DEC salesman is seeing if they have an old Ultrix-11 tape kicking around
he can offer to me without support, but it's been over a month and I haven't
heard anything.

So there you have it - the summary of available Unix versions for the PDP-11
is that THERE AREN'T ANY.

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Rick Rodman      uunet!virtech!rickr