UNIX for PDP-11

Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 23:14:05 -0400
From: allisonp@world.std.com (Allison J Parent)
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Subject: UNIX for PDP-11
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Hello,

Curiousity, How does one get a license for a PDP-11 version of unix these
days?  I've had an 11/73 I've been itching to run unix on.

Allison

Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 00:41:08 -0400
From: allisonp@world.std.com (Allison J Parent)
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Subject: Re: UNIX for PDP-11
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< See the petition hyperlinked on http://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/PUPS/

I've done the petition.

< Hopefully (soon) you will be able to buy one from SCO for about US$100.
< You can get the binaries for v6 and v7, see Bob Supnik's PDP-11 emulator
< on the same web page.

I also know of the binaries for v6 and v7 at several sites for emulator use.

What is unclear is how to get those binaries onto a real PDP-11 such as my 
11/73 and if the devices I have are even supported.

Allison

From: Warren Toomey < wkt@henry.cs.adfa.oz.au>
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Subject: Re: UNIX for PDP-11: moving on to media
To: allisonp@world.std.com (Allison J Parent)
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 14:49:53 +1000 (EST)
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In-Reply-To: <199709110441.AA09464@world.std.com> from Allison J Parent at "Sep 11, 97 00:41:08 am"
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In article by Allison J Parent:
> 
> < See the petition hyperlinked on http://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/PUPS/
> 
>  I've done the petition.
> 
> < Hopefully (soon) you will be able to buy one from SCO for about US$100.
> < You can get the binaries for v6 and v7, see Bob Supnik's PDP-11 emulator
> < on the same web page.
> 
> I also know of the binaries for v6 and v7 at several sites for emulator use.
> 
> What is unclear is how to get those binaries onto a real PDP-11 such as my 
> 11/73 and if the devices I have are even supported.

Sorry for the misunderstanding Allison!

Actually, that's a very good question. As I'm not a hardware person, I'll
pass this over to the other PUPS mailing list members. If/when SCO start
selling licenses & we make CD-ROMs or FTP sites available, this question
is going to come up an awful lot:

Question 1
----------

How do I get a Unix distribution onto:

	- a tape, because I have a tape drive

	- a disk drive, as I don't have a tape drive

assuming I [ have RT-11/ RSX / no operating system ] on the PDP-11 already.

Question 2
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I have [ this particular CPU and this list of other peripherals ].
What version(s) of Unix can I run on this PDP-11?

Can anybody help out with answers to Question 1? Bits & pieces of Question 2
are answered on the PUPS web pages, but they need expanding.

Thanks in advance for any information, and any programs (boot code etc)
that I can add in to the PUPS archive!!

	Warren