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From: rusty@hocpa.UUCP (M.W.HADDOCK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Re: BSD port for 32k (was: Re: The 'cost' of a '532 system.)
Summary: Consider U/Toronto's BSD4.2 port for the ICM3216
Keywords: cheap nsc
Message-ID: <433@hocpa.UUCP>
Date: 22 Nov 88 15:13:31 GMT
Reply-To: rusty@hocpa.UUCP (91341-M.W.HADDOCK)
Distribution: eunet,world
Organization: AT&T Consumer Products Laboratories
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In article <8084@daver.UUCP> dlr@daver.UUCP (Dave Rand) writes:
   >In article <2667@sultra.UUCP> dtynan@sultra.UUCP (Der Tynan) writes:
   >>I beg to differ.  Granted, I've never used Release 3, but I have definitely
   >>used S5.2.1, and found it nasty (I'm fighting to avoid using stronger words).

Other nasty but painful truths about Missed'em Five.

   >Ok. Everyone WANTS BSD. I'm game to do the port. How do I get it? I know
   >how to get a Binary license for Sys V.3 (and the binary is cheap). How can
   >I get one for BSD? Source is nice, but usually too expensive.
   >
   >Any ideas?

Dave, I don't know how you're gonna do a port with just a binary
license.  Yes, it's cheap, yes, it has all the device drivers and
such (for at least National's ICM version) but it's a tad bit more
than just that.  Getting a source license is also more than just
shelling out the big bucks for it.  Lawyers tend to get involved
as well.  Yuck!  Plus, it's no easy job to do.

Any hoot, with UToronto, all you need to get a BSD binary license is
to have a Missed'em Five, fill out and sign a license agreement, and
shell out a minimum of US$265(?) for a two-user license.   If UToronto
is still selling it you should get another tape cartidge and a couple
of ROMs plus instructions.

If you or anyone else is interested I have the prices and the
people to contact at UToronto.  The port has been pretty solid and
I've been running it on my own ICM, named fe2o3 and on the net,
for not quite two years.  No problems!  My only regret is that the
'016 is just too slow compared to this nicely matched set of VAX
8700's sitting here at work.  :-)

			-Rusty-

P.S.  I WAS running the INFO-ICM mailing list but it's kinda been
	shutdown due to the lack of interest on the part of the 
	readers.  I haven't seen any mail since June 21, 1988. If
	interest re-sparks I'll be more than glad to crank up the
	list again.
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