[sclug] XENIX download

Fri Feb 10 16:19:06 UTC 2012

Hi Sean and David,
Check out this :-
http://vetusware.com/download/Xenix%202.3.4/?id=4317
and this :-http://vetusware.com/download/Xenix%202.3.2/?id=4316 Apparently the installation is bit of a pain :-(.
Oh I got DSL linux to work on the toshiba.
David Cowan
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> From: Sean Furey <sean-lists-sclug at furey.me.uk>
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> On Thu, Feb 09, 2012 at 11:35:04AM +0000, David Given wrote:
> > There are others --- Amoeba? Inferno? Plan 9? But they're *really*
> > weird. And I still haven't found a source for Microsoft Xenix yet...
> 
> I'm interested in having a look at Xenix.  I found
> http://www.catcorner.org/Tandy/ , but no emulator for that machine :/
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> Sean
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> From: David Stuart Cowan <davecowan at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [sclug] Last night, Toshiba laptop and XENIX
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> Hi all,
> Great to meet you guys last night in the Back of the beyond. I have been meaning to visit for quite a while now. 
> I have decided to download an use DSL Linux (Damn small linux) on the Toshiba techra laptop from last night.
> I may also try Syllable OS or another really small liunx. 
> I would be interested in getting my hands on Xenix also, if the disks can be found on the net sometime.
> Until the next meeting. 
> See you all again
> David Cowan 
> www.davecowan.co.uk
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> > Talking about non-Linux systems yesterday... (I'm ignoring the BSDs, as
> > being modern, serious, useful operating systems they're not very
> > interesting.)
> > 
> > Haiku --- aka BeOS, the Next Generation!
> > https://www.haiku-os.org/
> > A very elegant, lightweight single-user OS with a thoroughly familiar
> > Posix command line. Supports WEP but no WPA yet. Needs at least 96MB of RAM.
> > 
> > Syllable --- similar, but different.
> > http://web.syllable.org/Syllable/index.html
> > Never used this, don't know what it's like. Allegedly even smaller, and
> > will run in 32MB of RAM.
> > 
> > ReactOS --- GPL Windows!
> > http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html
> > A GPL reimplementation of Windows. I suppose that's a good thing if you
> > like Windows.
> > 
> > Minix 2 --- as old as old school gets
> > http://minix1.woodhull.com/current/2.0.4/
> > Andy Tanenbaum's famous Unixoid. Very hardcore, but will run in
> > staggeringly small systems --- there's even a version that will run on
> > 8086 XT PCs (it's worth a try just for novelty value). Very, very
> > limited driver support.
> > 
> > There are others --- Amoeba? Inferno? Plan 9? But they're *really*
> > weird. And I still haven't found a source for Microsoft Xenix yet...
> > 
> > -- 
> > ???? ?????????????? ????? http://www.cowlark.com ?????
> > ? "I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my
> > ? telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out
> > ? how to use my telephone." --- Bjarne Stroustrup
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> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:47:19 +0000
> From: simon at spudley.com
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> On Thursday 09 February 2012, David Given wrote:
> > Talking about non-Linux systems yesterday... (I'm ignoring the BSDs, as
> > being modern, serious, useful operating systems they're not very
> > interesting.)
> >
> > Haiku --- aka BeOS, the Next Generation!
> >
> > Syllable --- similar, but different.
> >
> > ReactOS --- GPL Windows!
> >
> > Minix 2 --- as old as old school gets
> >
> > There are others --- Amoeba? Inferno? Plan 9? But they're *really*
> > weird. And I still haven't found a source for Microsoft Xenix yet...
> 
> Anyone for AROS?
> http://aros.sourceforge.net/
> A re-implementation from scratch of the original Amiga OS.
> 
> 
> Also, http://www.osnews.com/ is a good site for keeping up to date with the 
> various obscure operating systems out there.
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