RE^2 : What is 4.3+tahoe

[Walker]

OK, call me flamebait, but here we go ...

"Conor P. Cahill" <cpcahil at virtech.uucp> writes >>
>> krf at mars.ral.rpi.edu (Keith R. Fieldhouse) writes:
>>>> My question relates to another version of Unix that I've seen
>>>> mentioned: "4.3+tahoe".  Just what is 4.3+tahoe?  Is it the current
>>>> version of 4.3?  Does it run NFS?  How might I obtain it or more
>>>>information about it?  Or have I made some silly assumptions?

>>4.3+tahoe is the lastest BSD release which is now being developed on a 
>>CCI (now ICL North America) Power 6/32.  CCI nicknamed the machines tahoe
>>during development.

4.3 tahoe WAS developed by CCI on the 6/32.  CCI supports *NO* bsd
releases and if you call with bsd specific problems they reccomend
that you "upgrade to sysV".  i work with 5 cci power6's running 4.2
bsd and 5 power 5/32's running bsd 2.01.03 (??? actually 4.1 ish).
i had to bail the company with the 5/32's out everytime there is a
system problem because CCI (ICL) would say "let me have one of our
analysts give you a call" or come across with VERY wrong info.  i have
since taken the software service contract for this customer from CCI
for my own company (they would rather pay my company for answers than
pay cci for runarounds *AND* pay me a consultant's fee to patch things
up).

CCI (ICL) does NOT market bsd releases, they will supply it if the customer
insists, but it will be relatively unsupported.  i hear 4.3 and tahoe *IS*
supported on the Harris boxes made by CCI, and i hear that their support 
is far and above that of CCI.

>>Rumour has it that DEC was complaining that BSD development on VAXs was
>>somehow interfering with Ultrix.

OF COURSE IT IS!!!  that is called open marketing and non-proprietary
operating systems.  if ultrix became available on a Sun i am sure that 
sun would whine too!

>>The 4.3 tahoe release, as far as I know, will still work with VAXs.  I
>>recently worked on a 4.3 development project using VAX 11/50s, but I am
>>not positive that it was the 4.3 tahoe release.

(again flame if i am wrong, but ...) i believe the tahoe upgrade of
4.3 is available from berkeley.  if it isn't they could definitely tell
you where to get it (am i right chris??).

>>As far as NFS is concerned, it is not part of the standard BSD release. It 
>>is normally an add on package added by an os vendor.

it is also available from several 3rd party vendors, but i am sure others
will also reply to sing their praises.


sorry for the bandwidth on this one!
bill


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