Subject: Re: Earliest VAX port?
To: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
From: Johnny Billquist <bqt@Update.UU.SE>
List: port-vax
Date: 12/20/2000 17:46:19
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, der Mouse wrote:

> > AFAIK, MVII support came in on Tahoe, but was there in skeleton shape
> > in 4.3.  I have run into some folks with MVII's running straight 4.3,
> > Tahoe, and Quasijarus (a recent late model 4.3).
> 
> I know that back when we (meaning a lab at McGill that I worked for at
> the time) were running MVIIs, it was mtXinu 4.3+NFS.  I know we ran
> 4.1c and then 4.2, but I think that was on 750s, not MVIIs - I'm not
> sure whether the MVIIs ever ran anything but the mtXinu code.
> 
> Before you ask, I have no tapes or anything from that era (well, I may
> have some of my own files, but nothing that would help you set up a
> running system).

I think I might have access to MtXinu tapes, but I also think they require
a license, so I don't think I can spread them if I find them.

	Johnny

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