Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!convex!tmurphy From: tmurphy@convex.com (Tom Murphy) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: How to find VERSION of UNIX OS Message-ID: Date: 23 May 91 16:46:00 GMT References: <1991May22.163628.12135@njitgw.njit.edu> <1991May22.202352.25009@dg-rtp.dg.com> <1991May23.154837.17537@linus.mitre.org> Sender: usenet@convex.com (news access account) Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA Lines: 37 Nntp-Posting-Host: mikey.convex.com In <1991May23.154837.17537@linus.mitre.org> kepowers@mbunix.mitre.org (Powers) writes: >>Try "uname -a". You should get the version, release, and several >>other tidbits. Take a look at the man page for uname for more >>details (and to make sure your system has a uname command). Enjoy! >This works on an SG but not on Ultrix or SunOS. This works for Ultrix, and ConvexOS : Ultrix : VAX> adb -k /vmunix /dev/mem sbr 80090f18 slr 8b6a p0br 80c5ae00 p0lr 12e p1br 8045c200 p1lr 1fffea version/s _version: _version: Ultrix-32 V3.0 (Rev 66) UWS V2.0 (BL 10.0) System #2: Mon Jan 14 16:21:22 CST 1991 Convex : CONVEX> adb -k /vmunix /dev/mem sdr[0] = 00200010 sdr[1] = 00000000 sdr[2] = 00000000 sdr[3] = 00200210 sdr[4] = 00000000 sdr[5] = 00000000 sdr[6] = 00000000 sdr[7] = 00000000 Convex Debugger ($Date: 88/09/21 15:51:31 $) Use ')help' for help. (adb) version/s _version: ConvexOS -- Version 9.0.7.0.4 Tue May 14 10:25:57 CDT 1991 (adb) -- tgm ================================================================================ Tom Murphy -- tmurphy@convex.com CONVEX Technical Assistance Center COVUE/Utilities Product Specialist