From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:32:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:32:01 -0400 Received: from smtpnotes.altec.com ([209.149.164.10]:62725 "HELO smtpnotes.altec.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:31:43 -0400 X-Lotus-FromDomain: ALTEC From: Wayne.Brown@altec.com To: asmith@14inverleith.freeserve.co.uk cc: William T Wilson , Rob Landley , "Eric W. Biederman" , Alan Chandler , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <86256A76.00603920.00@smtpnotes.altec.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 12:29:35 -0500 Subject: Re: Microsoft and Xenix. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Beehive -- there's a name I haven't heard in a long time! The ones I remember had dual floppy drives and ran CP/M. I last saw one in about 1985. Wayne asmith@14inverleith.freeserve.co.uk on 06/25/2001 12:11:01 PM To: William T Wilson cc: Rob Landley , "Eric W. Biederman" , Alan Chandler , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (bcc: Wayne Brown/Corporate/Altec) Subject: Re: Microsoft and Xenix. Hi, I first used Unix on a PDP11/44 whilst studying for my Computer Engineering degree at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. I think they and Queen Margaret College, London were the first folk running Unix version 6 outside Bell Labs. If anyone knows where Patrick O'Callaghan is now (ask him). Another Unix like OS was Cromemco Cromix running on bank switched Z80 S-100 kit.(later 68000). I then used SCO Xenix 286 on early Compaq 286 PC's. Companies like Chase, Specialix and Stallion grew up as suppliers of intelligent RS-232 boards. As a result of all these Xenix machines, Wyse sold a hell of a lot of WY50 terminals. Who remembers terminals from Lear Siegler and Beehive. All this was before networking came about. Then the Chase Iolan to connect these same Wyse terminals to the SCO box but through one bit of co-ax instead of multi-core cables. Also you could get 100m away from your SCO box with co-ax. -- Andrew Smith in Edinburgh