"Michael Sokolov" wrote > Not the case here. Ours is a modified version of 4.3BSD called > 4.3BSD-Quasijarus (named after an alien starsystem in my favourite > Russian sci-fi epic) maintained by Harhan Engineering Co., and because > it runs on the special HAXen also built by Harhan Engineering Co., they > fit like hand in glove.
This is cool! > Also I did not start out by acquiring a VAX and then shopping around for > an OS to run on it, instead it was the other way around. When I started > Harhan Project in 1997, I had asked myself the question of what is/was > the most "true and pure" version of UNIX according to my highly > subjective taste, and the answer I came up with was 4.3BSD. So I then > gave myself the goal of running 4.3BSD on whatever hardware platform is > called for, and when I determined that the optimal hardware platform was > a specially-tailored VAX, I had built a few of those after learning the > fundamentals of VAX hardware and acquiring all the necessary parts. Nice! > Since the goal of the whole exercise was and is to run 4.3BSD, other > operating systems that happen to be capable of running on the same > hardware (such as VMS or NetBSD or even Linux/VAX) simply hold no > interest for me. My mistake . . . I misunderstood your original comment as finding something that might run on some leftover hardware that was acquired for next to nothing. The above is the neat work performed by one that has a thorough understanding of computers (hardware and software), a true sign of a competent Computer Scientist. Thank you for explaining your project! Interesting projects, such as yours, is the reason I became a Computer Scientist as well. Keep up the good work, and keep reaching for the stars! Steve Confidentiality Note: The preceding e-mail message (including any attachments) contains information that may be confidential, protected by applicable legal privileges, or constitute non-public information. It is intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful.
