4.2BSD on uVaxII ??
Stanley Friesen
friesen at psivax.UUCP
Wed May 29 03:48:22 AEST 1985
In article <400 at rna.UUCP> dan at rna.UUCP ( Ts'o) writes:
>
> PRECISELY, what is the difference between Ultrix-32m for the uVAX II
>and the 4.2BSD source distribution from Berkeley ?
>
> Let me help you start the list, correct me please if I'm wrong:
>
> - No online documentation \
> - No user-contributed software > These aren't too important
> - No UNIBUS drivers (really?) /
> - Better error reporting, DEC-style
> * Hashed inode and linked proc queues ********* ??
> - expensive source license \
> - Emulation for missing instructions > These are very important
> - Bootstraps for MSCP Qbus devices /
>
I have a hard believing the *'d item. BSD4.x has had hashed
inodes and linked process queues since before it was released!
I should know, I have seen pre-release listings of the kernel source
from Berkeley and these features are there. I cannot see Berkeley
removing them after putting them in!
--
Sarima (Stanley Friesen)
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