Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ut-sally!husc6!husc4!utterback From: utterback@husc4.harvard.edu (Brian Utterback) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: Cost of Designing a New Computer (Software) Message-ID: <976@husc6.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Jan-87 22:31:28 EST Article-I.D.: husc6.976 Posted: Thu Jan 8 22:31:28 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Jan-87 01:42:00 EST References: <950@husc6.UUCP> <666@instable.UUCP> <673@astroatc.UUCP> Sender: news@husc6.UUCP Reply-To: utterback@husc4.UUCP (Brian Utterback) Organization: Cray Research Lines: 15 Keywords: hw, sw, micros, super-minis, unix In article <673@astroatc.UUCP> johnw@astroatc.UUCP (John F. Wardale) writes: >--> Anyone know how long it took Cray to put unix on the Cray-2? What do you mean *TOOK*. We're still working on it. 8-) The UNIX port effort started before there were any Cray-2's available. It was started using simulators. I don't know how long it took, but I think that the number of man years were pretty hefty. The duration was short as such things go, though. A lot of the work was ripping out many of the latest features. Brian Utterback Cray Research Inc. (My employers are not responsible. Period. Come to think of it, I've been told that neither am I.)