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- This file was submitted by Gregg Riedel (the Author).
- Thanks goes out to him.
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-
- These are the notes for the Unix 128 v3.00 system...
-
- 1. What it is:
- Unix 128 is an implementation of the Unix operating system for the
- Commodore 128/128D equipped with a 1571 drive and an
- 80 column monitor. It is by no means a complete implementation of
- unix: it cannot "background" processes (and therefore contains no
- process management routines)- think about the overhead of multitasking
- a 6502 processor!); ...
-
- 2. How to get it: You should transfer the programs using binary mode,
- both from this site to your local site and from your local site to
- your 128. These files have be archived using Lynx 128, which can be
- obtained from the milton.u.washington.edu (128.95.136.1) ftp site,
- among other places.
- The files should be: unix1.lnx, unix2.lnx, unix3.lnx and
- 00unix128-v3.notes. I may include other additions or patches as the
- urge hits me...
-
- 3. How to build the system: place the .lnx files on a blank disk,
- and de-archive them. To set up the necessary system files, type
- RUN "MAKE" from BASIC. Then type RUN "STARTUP". This will load the
- Unix 128 Shell, ask you for your username and password (the only
- account that is set up is "root", password "root".) You will be
- given the % prompt, at which you should type "fsck", which will
- create the necessary directory files. Once you are given back the %
- prompt, the system building process is complete.
-
- 4. Where to go from here:
- The Unix 128 system closely follows Unix standards. You can get
- help from most Unix texts, or from the following on-line sources:
-
- -"intro": this is an 11 page document detailing some of the more important
- programs in the Unix 128 package. You can read this by typing
- "more intro".
-
- -man: this is the command to show a section of the manual. Just type
- "man command" (example: % man fsck) to see the description of a
- specific command. You can type "commands" to see a list of all the
- commands available.
-
- -browse: this is a manual browser that allows easy perusal of the manual.
- Type "browse" to use it.
-
- My suggestion is to read "intro", then learn the commands using browse.
-
- 5. Bugs: Although I have tried very hard to make this code as bug free
- as possible, there will be errors or omissions in a project of this size.
- Please report any problems you find! I can't fix what I don't know
- about! (I do know about a problem in tip's VT100 compatibility, which
- I hope to fix in the near future- I didn't want to hold up the release
- forever.)
-
- Good luck!
-
- Gregg William Riedel
- (till 1993: consp24@bingsuns.pod.binghamton.edu)
- Home: 20 Ellbert Street Smithtown NY 11787
- School: SUNY-Binghamton CIW#6124 P.O. Box 6006 Binghamton NY 13902-6006
-