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From: fred@mot.UUCP (Fred Christiansen)
Newsgroups: net.micro.68k
Subject: Re: SYSTEM 5 on VME/10
Message-ID: <80@mot.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 12:52:47 EST
Article-I.D.: mot.80
Posted: Mon Jan 14 12:52:47 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 20-Jan-85 06:27:10 EST
References: <3067@ucla-cs.UUCP>, <31100001@waltz.UUCP>
Organization: Motorola Microsystems, Phoenix AZ
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Since there have been several submissions on this topic, the reply is to the
net and not just the writers of the submissions.

System V/68 Release 1 Version 2.7, the first Unix release for VME/10 was created
by Motorola Microsystems Engineering as a Beta release.  However, due to high
demand, it was released as a product.  Most of its deficiencies were well known
and described in a Customer Letter.  Not being able to relink a kernel is
common among micro Unix systems; however, 2.7 was missing the kernel libs to do
this by oversight rather than intent.  Note also that it was released prior to
our obtaining 68000 Sys V validation from AT&T in March '84.

Subsequently, there have been releases and updates, with support for graphics,
kernel reconfiguration, source (need license from AT&T Technologies first),
40Mb disk, improved serial i/o, etc:  Version 2.7 update in May '84, Version 2.8
in August '84, and Version 2.8 update in September.  Any one who registered
their software with Four Phase/Motorola would have received the updates for free
and new releases quite cheaply.  This could be important to VME/10 customers
since Sys V Rel 2 Ver 1 is imminent.
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Fred Christiansen, Motorola Microsystems, 2900 S Diablo Way, Tempe, AZ 85282
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