Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site mot.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!ut-sally!oakhill!mot!fred 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 Lines: 23 [] 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. -------------------- Fred Christiansen, Motorola Microsystems, 2900 S Diablo Way, Tempe, AZ 85282 {allegra,ihnp4}!sftig!mot!fred {ihnp4,seismo}!ut-sally!oakhill!mot!fred {ihnp4,amdahl}!drivax!mot!fred arizona!asuvax!mot!fred