Unix Release 3.1 (was: new groups for iX86 unix)

[Steve Neighorn]

In article <306 at pvab.UUCP> robert at pvab.UUCP (Robert Claeson) writes:
>
>System V Release 3.2 is the result of the Microsoft-AT&T agreement to merge
>UNIX and Xenix. Of course, AT&T added a bunch of their own inventions, such
>as a curses that supports color etc, a form and menu language interpreter
>(looks much like shell scripts) and kernel hooks for NFS. And a new 2K file
>system (I have the papers to the left of my terminal). This version of
>System V is shipping RSN (please correct me if I'm wrong) for both the 3b2's
>and (ta-dam!) 386 processors! I hope most UNIX vendors for 286 and 386
>machines will use this as their base (I want this on my '286 at home).

One note - The 2k file system patch is available in Release 3.1.

Which brings up another point about Release 3.1 and Release 3.2 : These
kernels are getting big! A 3.1 kernel with Remote File Sharing, Network
Support Utilities, 2k File System, VP/ix, and some vendor's TCP/NFS
package will put the /unix file at over 800k - This wouldn't be so bad
except that Release 3.1 doesn't like big kernels, and in fact won't
boot a kernel that is over approximately 685k. This "bug" is fixed
in Release 3.2. By the way, this appears to be a 386-AT problem only.

Another piece of bad news in the "I Want It All" department - The DOS
under Unix product VP/ix is mutually exclusive with X-Windows 10.4.
Apparently the two packages have irreconcilable differences and can't
be installed at the same time. Too bad. Fortunately the install programs
are smart enough to tell you about this conflict, but not until after
you try to load in the second package in question. X-Windows does
require both the Remote File Sharing and Network Support utilities
packages, so it is a pretty safe bet that adding TCP and NFS to the
already bulging X-Windows kernel probably won't work with Release 3.1
either, though I haven't tried it myself.
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