BSD/386 Version 1.1
            Technical Features Guide - European Edition

                  Berkeley Software Design, Inc.

Introduction

BSD/386 Version 1.1 is the  second  production  release  of  BSDI's
ground-breaking UNIX-like operating system for your 386/486/Pentium
PC or compatible.  It includes features and capabilities  from  the
University   of  California,  Berkeley  Computer  Systems  Research
Group's NET/2 release in addition to  MIT's  X  Window  system  and
other  software  from  a  wide variety of sources. BSDI's operating
system releases are unique in their offering of supported base sys-
tems software with almost complete source code.

Contents of BSD/386

BSD/386 is an IEEE POSIX-compliant operating system (to  be  certi-
fied in 1994).  BSD/386 contains a wide range of software from many
different sources, including  University  of  California,  Berkeley
Computer  Systems  Research Group (CSRG), MIT's Project Athena, the
Free Software Foundation (GNU), Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, and
many  contributors. BSDI's engineers have integrated, improved, and
augmented these pieces to create BSD/386.

BSD/386 includes bootable binaries for the base  operating  system,
utilities, X Window System (X11R5), and numerous software packages.
BSDI pays almost no license fees for its software and is  therefore
able  to redistribute source code for just about the entire release
(source code for certain SVGA display drivers,  certain  multi-port
serial  cards,  and  the  Xircom  Pocket Ethernet controller is not
included due to manufacturer limitations). Some kernel  modules  in
V1.1 are supplied in binary-only form; the next release will remove
this limitation.

BSD/386 Version 1.1 supports  ISA  and  EISA  bus-based  computers.
Localbus  versions  of supported adapters will also work (for exam-
ple, localbus IDE controllers or video cards).

Features

The subsections that follow  detail  some  of  the  more  important
technical features of BSD/386.

Multi-tasking

BSD/386 is a multi-tasking operating system. Your PC can run dozens
or even hundreds of programs (called `processes') concurrently. The
operating system takes care to give each process  a  share  of  the
CPU.  You  can  compile  a  module  ``in background'' while editing
another module (potentially  in  a  different  window  or  even  on
another terminal).

BSD/386 licenses specify no maximum `user limit' - you can  connect
as  many  users as you wish (and your hardware can support) to your
PC.

Memory Management

BSD/386 distinguishes itself from many PC operating systems in that
it  operates  in  `protected  mode'. References outside a program's
address space are trapped so that they do not harm  other  programs
or the kernel.

BSD/386 also supports virtual memory. You can  run  a  program  (or
several  programs) that require more memory than your PC has in its
physical RAM.  BSD/386 will keep parts of the program's `pages'  in
memory and store the rest of them on disk. When disk-resident pages
are required, they are `paged-in' after  other  pages  are  `paged-
out'.

BSD/386 supports up to 256MB of RAM. Virtual memory size can be  as
large as the sum of your physical RAM and your swap space.

Co-Residency

BSD/386 supports `co-residency' so several  operating  systems  can
share  a  hard  disk. You can boot and run BSD/386 from one part of
the disk while reserving another part to boot and run DOS  or  some
other  operating  system  via  the  `bootany' program or other boot
managers.

Filesystems

BSD/386 divides hard disks into non-overlapping `partitions'.  Some
partitions  can  contain other operating systems or filesystems for
other operating systems (see Co-Residency above).  Many  partitions
may  be used by the system at one time, and each partition may con-
tain a different type of file system. BSD/386 offers native support
for the following file system types:

o UFS:  This is the "fast" file system developed at Berkeley.  With
  its cylinder groups, careful disk layout strategies, and caching,
  it achieves very impressive disk speeds. Of course, BSD/386  sup-
  ports  long  filenames (up to 255 characters) and symbolic links,
  which are hallmarks of Berkeley's filesystem development.

o NFS:  BSD/386 includes an implementation of  Sun's  Network  File
  System  (NFS)  with  significant  performance  enhancements. This
  enables you to export your PC's BSDI filesystems (including  ISO-
  9660 CD-ROM filesystems) for sharing with other computers on your
  network that support NFS. It also enables  you  to  access  those
  computers'  NFS filesystems. The NFS implementation also includes
  TCP/NFS for use over lower speed lines or wide-area networks.

o MFS:  The MFS appears to programs exactly like  UFS,  but  it  is
  optimized  for  temporary  files. MFS gains speed by keeping most
  portions of its filesystem in RAM. Actually, MFS stores its  data
  in  virtual  memory, so its size may be adjusted to suit applica-
  tion requirements. Programs which make extensive use of temporary
  files  (e.g.,  compilers)  see  dramatic  speedups  when  the MFS
  filesystem is used for /tmp. MFS files are not  preserved  across
  reboots.

o CD-ROM. BSD/386 also  supports  the  standard  CD-ROM  filesystem
  (ISO-9660),  as  well as the Rock Ridge extensions which enable a
  CD-ROM to contain full POSIX file names.
o MSDOSFS. BSD/386 supports mounting  MS-DOS  filesystems  directly
  into your BSD/386 directory hierarchy.

Additionally, BSD/386  supports  access  to  MS-DOS  file  systems,
whether on floppy or hard disk, via the mtools package.

Disks

BSD/386 supports a wide variety of disks. The installation software
includes  programs  to  lay  out and label the disks in addition to
programs to create filesystems on the disks.

Standard PC IDE, ESDI, RLL, and MFM hard-disks are supported.  PC's
allow  two  controllers  and two disks on each controller, totaling
four disks.  By adding SCSI  adapters  you  can  attach  many  more
disks.

BSD/386 also supports the Mitsumi LU002, LU005,  and  FX001  CD-ROM
drives (for the ISA bus) and a host of SCSI CDROM drives.

Tapes

BSD/386 supports WangTek 5150PK QIC-02 interface to  QIC-150  tapes
and  the  Everex EV-811, EV-831, and EV-833 drives. Additionally, a
host of SCSI tape drives is supported.

SCSI

BSD/386 supports SCSI via the Adaptec  154xB,  154xC,  154xCF,  and
174xA  SCSI adapters, and the BusLogic (BusTek) BT-542B and BT-445S
VLB SCSI adapters.  Most any SCSI disk will work with the supported
adapters  on  BSD/386.   Support  for  other  controllers is in the
works.

The Adaptec and BusLogic boards support just about all  SCSI  tapes
and  SCSI  disks.   Exabyte  8mm  tapes, WangTek SCSI tapes, CD-ROM
drives, and dozens of SCSI disks have been tested successfully.

Floating Point Support

If your system has hardware  floating  point  (either  through  the
486DX  chip  or  outboard floating point processors like the 387 or
equivalent), then BSD/386 will use the hardware for floating  point
calculations. If no hardware support is available, BSD/386 includes
floating point emulation  software.  No  special  configuration  or
recompilation  is  required  when your system changes from software
floating point to hardware floating point (or vice versa).

Networking

BSD/386 includes the popular TCP/IP protocol suite. Standard facil-
ities  like  telnet  and ftp are supplied. All the popular Berkeley
networking programs are included, as well (e.g., rsh,  rlogin,  and
rcp).  The network time synchronization protocol (NTP) is also sup-
ported. BSD/386 systems  fit  quickly  and  comfortably  into  your
existing  TCP/IP  environment. Many customers use BSD/386 for their
Internet gateways.

BSD/386 supports the OSI protocol stack.

The benefits of TCP/IP networking have been extended to lower speed
lines  through  the SLIP protocol and the PPP protocol. You can use
your favorite high speed modem to run TCP/IP via  SLIP  or  PPP  to
another site and gain all the benefits of Ethernet-like networking,
albeit at dramatically lower speeds.  SLIP and PPP  are  ideal  for
sites which prefer low cost connectivity to wide area networks.

BSD/386 supports the SDL Communications RISCom  N1  and  RISCom  H2
high-speed  synchronous  interface cards. These provide a point-to-
point bit-synchronous serial connection with speeds up  to  4  Mb/s
using  HDLC frame format. BSD/386 supports Cisco HDLC encapsulation
(for connecting to Cisco routers) and  synchronous  PPP  (Point-to-
Point  Protocol)  over these connections. These can be used to net-
work over standard 56K DDS leased lines.   Contact  SDL  Communica-
tions Inc. at +1 508-238-4490.

Security

BSD/386 includes the complete Kerberos IV system. A BSD/386  system
locked  in  a  closet and running as a Kerberos server can dramati-
cally improve security at sites that wish to use Kerberos.

Terminals

BSD/386 supports hundreds of different kinds of  terminals  through
its  termcap  database  which  parameterizes cursor positioning and
other terminal characteristics.

BSD/386 includes support for:  standard  PC-compatible  and  16550A
high-speed  serial ports; the AST-4, USENET II, and compatible four
port cards; the SDL RISCom/8 multiple port serial card; the MAXpeed
SS-4/2,  SS-4PLUS,  SS-8/2,  and SS-16/2 multiport cards; the Digi-
Board PC/4e, PC/8e, PC/16e, PC/8i multiport cards; and  the  Speci-
alix SLXOS 8-32 multiport card.

UUCP

BSD/386 has a completely new implementation of  UUCP  which  sports
efficiency  improvements and backward compatibility with configura-
tion files of previous implementations.

X Window System

BSD/386 includes Release 5 of MIT's X Window System  (X11R5).  Many
display  adaptors  are  supported (see below); more are being added
each quarter.  Sequoia  International,  Inc.  has  OSF/Motif  1.2.3
available   for   BSD/386.  Contact  them  at  +1  305-480-6118  or
info@seq.com.

Development Environment

All BSD/386 systems are built on PC  compatibles  running  BSD/386.
The C software development environment is complete and includes:

o ANSI & Traditional C compiler (gcc; with lint functionality)
o g++ compiler
o make
o The popular gdb debugger
o flex and Berkeley yacc; lex and yacc replacements
o RCS (the revision control system)
o CVS (the concurrent version system which enables several develop-
  ers to work simultaneously in a large source tree)

The BSD/386 source license  includes  source  for  just  about  the
entire  release.  Only a few modules may not have source code (when
licenses for  that  source  code  are  prohibitively  expensive  or
require nondisclosure).  Currently, only a few display drivers, the
Digiboard drives, the MAXpeed single multi-port tty driver, and the
Xircom  Pocket Ethernet drivers are not delivered with source code.
Source code not supplied with the release  is  often  available  at
nominal  cost to individuals.  A few kernel modules are unavailable
in source form in V1.1 but will again  be  available  in  the  next
release.

Shells

BSD/386 includes Berkeley's csh, GNU's bash, a version of  sh  that
includes  job  control  and  functions, and the `public-domain' ksh
shells.

Editors

BSD/386 includes vi, jove, ed, epoch, and emacs  (along  with  over
7MB of emacs libraries).

Text processing

BSD/386 comes with the complete groff  suite  of  troff-style  text
processing  utilities  and macro packages. Also included is the T X
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distribution.

Performance

BSD/386 can rebuild its kernel on a  486  (50MHz  clock)  in  under
seven  minutes  of  wall  clock  time. Fast 486 processors have the
`feel' of 25 MIPS workstations; 486/66's benchmark at 31 MIPS.

DOS execution

BSD/386 includes a  DOS  execution  environment.  This  environment
enables  running  of  DOS  programs  (8086/8088 compatibility mode)
under BSD/386. Most commercial DOS software before Windows can  run
on  an  8086/8088. 640KB of base memory and 4 MB of extended memory
are supported.

BSD/386 also supports the mtools package for  reading  and  writing
DOS format filesystems (both floppies and hard disks).

Autoconfiguration

BSD/386 Version 1.1 includes autoconfiguring  device  drivers  that
reduce the need to rebuild the kernel to make basic hardware confi-
guration changes

Documentation

The release  includes  a  printed  installation  and  configuration
manual.  All  man pages are included on the software media (in both
formatted and unformatted files).

Standards

BSD/386 claims POSIX 1003.1 system interface compatibility; certif-
ication is planned for 1994. BSD/386 is tracking the P1003.2 utili-
ties standard; BSD/386 will comply and ultimately achieve  certifi-
cation.

The C compiler compiles ANSI-C programs. All system headers  comply
with ANSI-C and POSIX requirements.

BSD/386 supports TCP/IP and OSI protocol suites  and  interoperates
very well with other networked computers.

Notebooks/Laptops

BSD/386 is up and running on several different notebook  computers.
One  slightly  stripped-down configuration requires only about 70MB
of disk (with some room left for the user).

Size of the Release

The system requires at least 4 MB of RAM for normal  operation  (at
least 8 MB if the X Window System is used).

  Package Set                                               Size
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  Base OS, Utilities, Networking, Development tools         52MB
  Contributed Software (GNU and other)                      26MB
  Games, MH, Ghostscript, Emacs, TeX, ISODE                 49MB
  X11R5 Server, Fonts, X11 Clients, X11 Development tools   68MB


The source package sizes are as follows:

               Packages                         Size
               -------------------------------------
               BSD/386 Kernel sources            7MB
               Library and Utilities sources   222MB
               X11R5 sources                   116MB


A full install of all binaries and  sources  requires  a  total  of
540MB.   CD-ROM  users  have access to all the sources and binaries
directly from the CD-ROM. Most of the software packages can be com-
piled directly from the CD-ROM.

Including sources for all the various software brings the total  to
about  540MB  (before  any  intermediate object (.o) files are gen-
erated). Sites with CD-ROM drives can compile the sources from  CD-
ROM and conserve disk space.

Installation

BSD/386 installs via several floppy disks in conjunction  with  one
QIC-150 (DC6250) tape, one Exabyte 8mm tape, or a CD-ROM. The first
boot floppy brings up a minimal version of BSD/386  which  includes
device drivers for disks, tapes, network, CD-ROM, and SLIP in addi-
tion to programs for disk setup; the  second  floppy  contains  the
installation  software.   The  system  (without the sources) can be
loaded off medium-fast tape drives in less than  an  hour.  CD-ROMs
load  the  system  even  more quickly.  You can load from CD-ROM or
tapes located on another machine on a local area network.

Compatible Hardware

BSD/386 supports a wide variety of hardware.  BSD/386  includes  an
autoconfiguration  facility  that  attempts to probe your system to
determine which peripherals are present.  Booting from  the  floppy
uses  a `generic' kernel which has a large selection of devices-but
not all of them.  You can re-configure the kernel to make a  system
specific to your hardware.

Here's a list of supported hardware:

CPU       80386, 80486, and Pentium processors
FPU       387 or equivalent
          (486DX and Pentium has on-chip FPU)
          Automatic software emulation when FPU is unavailable
RAM       4MB to 256MB; 8MB minimum for X
Display   Mono, CGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA
          (VGA, SVGA for X)
Keyboard  Standard PC/AT keyboard
Floppy    Standard IBM PC/AT Floppy Controller
          Dual-sided 3.5" floppy drive (720K, 1.44M)
          Dual-sided 5.25" floppy drive (360K, 1.2MB)
Parallel  Standard PC/AT parallel ports
Serial    Standard PC/AT serial com ports

Multiport RISCom/8 8-port Async Mux
          MAXPEED Multiport Async SS-4/2, SS-4PLUS,
             SS-8/2, SS-16/2
          Digiboard Multiport Async PC/4e, PC/8e, PC/16e,
             PC/8i(w/64K)
          Specialix SLXOS 8-32 async mux
          AST-4 4-port async card
          MU-440 4-port async card
          Generic `COM' multiport async cards

Mice      Microsoft Serial & Busmouse
          MouseSystems Serial Mouse
          MMSeries Serial Mouse
          Logitech Serial & Busmouse
          MouseMan Serial Mouse
          ATI Bus Mouse (both Ultra and Ultra Pro types)
          PS/2 Mouse

SCSI      Adaptec SCSI host adapters
          Models: 1540B, 1542B, 1540C, 1542C, 1540CF, 1542CF,
          1740A, 1742A (174XA and 154XC* support Fast SCSI-II)
          BusLogic (BusTek) BT-542B SCSI adapter
          BusLogic (BusTek) BT-445S VLB SCSI adapter

Disk      Any SCSI hard disk
Tape      Any SCSI tape drive
CDROM     Any SCSI CDROM drive

Mag/opt   Any SCSI Magneto Optical drive

Disk      IDE/ESDI/ST-506/RLL/MFM controllers
          Any compatible hard disk
Tape      WangTek 5150PK QIC-02 tape
          Archive Viper QIC-02 tape
          Everex EV-811, EV-831, EV-833 Tape

CDROM     Mitsumi LU002S, LU005S, FX001

HDLC      RISCom/N1 single port HDLC @ 56K (PPP or cisco HDLC)
          RISCom/H2 dual port HDLC @ 56K (PPP or cisco HDLC)

Ethernet  WD/SMC 8003/8013 EtherCard PLUS/Elite Series
          (8013 now supports 16-bit mode and 16K of memory)
          SMC Ultra
          Novell NE1000 & NE2000
          3COM 3C501 (EtherLink)
          3COM 3C503 (EtherLink II)
          3COM 3C505 (EtherLink Plus)
          3COM 3C507 (EtherLink 16)
          3COM 3C509 (EtherLink III)
          3COM 3C579 EISA 32-bit (EtherLink III)
          TNIC 1500 Transition Eng Fast ISA busmaster DMA NIC
          Allied Telesis RE2000/AT-1700 Series
          Intel EtherExpress 16
          HP EtherTwist PC LAN Adapter/16 Plus
             HP 27247B PC LAN Adapter/16 TP Plus [AUI/UTP]
             HP 27252A PC LAN Adapter/16 TL Plus [AUI/BNC]
          Xircom PocketEthernet II (plugs into parallel port)
          Xircom PocketEthernet III (plugs into parallel port)
Miscellaneous
          MPU-401/compatible MIDI controller
          SoundBlaster PRO


Graphics cards

BSD/386 supports any standard monochrome  or  colour  display  con-
troller in text mode. For screens larger than 640x480, the X Window
System requires colour SVGA or VGA cards and enough memory for  the
virtual  screen  size  desired  (usually about 1 MB). If you want a
good middle-of-the-road  card,  the  ATI  Graphics  Ultra  and  its
higher-performance  kin,  the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro are both nice.
The X Window System now supports VGA-size  screens,  but  they  are
quite small for multiple windows, of course.

        SuperVGA Cards for X11R5      Max Res     ChipSet
        --------------------------------------------------
        Compuadd Hi-Rez card w/1meg   1024x768    ET4000
        Diamond SpeedStar             1024x768    ET4000
        EIZO MD-10                    800x600     ET3000
        GENOA 5300/5400               800x600     ET3000
        GENOA 6400                    800x600      GVGA
        Optima Mega/1024              1024x768    ET4000
        Orchid ProDesigner            800x600     ET3000
        Orchid ProDesigner II/1024    1024x768    ET4000
        Paradise VGA Professional     640x480     PVGA1A
        Paradise VGA 1024             640x480     WD90C00
        Sigma Legend                  1024x768    ET4000
        STB PowerGraph w/1meg         1024x768    ET4000
        Swan SVGA with VCO chip       1024x768    ET4000
        TRICOM Mega/1024              1024x768    ET4000
        Trident TVGA                  1024x768   TVGA8900C


High speed chipsets:

         Cards for X11R5             Max Res     ChipSet
         -------------------------------------------------
         ATI Ultra Plus/Pro         1280x1024     MACH32
         ATI Ultra/Vantage          1024x768      MACH8
         Diamond Stealth            1024x768      86C911
         Diamond Stealth 24         1024x768+   86C801/805
         SPEA V7-Mirage                ???        86C801
         ELSA WINNER 1000           1280x1024     86C928
         ELSA WINNER 1280 (Rev C)   1280x1024     82C480
         ELSA WINNER 1280 (Rev C)   1280x1024     82C481
         GENOA                      1024x768      86C911
         Nth Engine/150             1280x1024     82C480
         Nth Engine/250             1280x1024     82C481
         Orchid F1280               1024x768      86C911
         Orchid F1280VA             1024x768    86C801/805
         Paradise 8514              1024x768      WD9500
         PixelWorks WhirlWIN        1280x1024     82C480
         Radius XGA-2               1024x768
         SGS Thompson XGA
         STB PowerGraph X24         1024x768    86C801/805
         Video7 WIN.PRO             1024x768+   86C801/805

The `+' means that larger screen sizes  are  available  with  extra
memory on the card.

Origins of Software

BSDI  engineers  have  implemented  modules,  programs,  and   have
integrated  software  from  a variety of sources in order to create
BSD/386.

BSD/386 includes base operating system software and utilities  from
the  Berkeley CSRG's NET/2 release. The X11R5 window system has its
origins at MIT's Project Athena. Many display drivers for the  win-
dow system are supplied by Snitily Graphics Consulting Service. The
compilers and several utilities are supplied  by  the  GNU  project
(gcc  version  1.42,  gcc2 and g++ version 2.5.8).  Other utilities
and modules have a variety of origins.

Redistribution Policy

Those modules included in BSD/386  which  were  not  engineered  by
BSDI's  employees and which were not acquired under special license
may be redistributed under  their  original  terms.  The  copyright
notice in each source file describes its requirements for redistri-
bution.

Bug Fixes

Bug fixes will be available both from BSDI's service desk  and  via
the network as users post them in various newsgroups and on mailing
lists.  Users can post their own bug fixes (with  `diffs'),  though
the  diff's  should  not  be  so  extensive  as  to give out BSDI's
proprietary code. BSDI plans to make its bug database available via
the network in the near future.

Future Directions

BSDI's current plans include:

o An execution environment for SCO UNIX SVR3.2 applications.
o Certification of POSIX 1003.1 and, in the  future,  1003.2  stan-
dards
o Tracking CSRG releases (e.g., 4.4BSD-Lite).
o Ports to other popular architectures (e.g., SPARC)

European distribution

Berkeley Software Design International (Europe) Ltd
Katallin, Town Lane
Chartham Hatch, Canterbury
Kent CT4 7NN
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 227 781675
Fax: +44 227 762554
Email: bsdi@hillside.co.uk


There are other distributors in other areas, please check with us.

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                        BSD/386 Version 1.1
                       Questions and Answers

                  Berkeley Software Design, Inc.


BSD/386 Version 1.1 is the  second  production  release  of  BSDI's
ground-breaking  UNIX-like operating system for your PC or compati-
ble. It is based on the  Net/2  release  of  the  Computer  Systems
Research  Group  at University of California, Berkeley and includes
Net2's features and capabilities.  Additionally, it includes  MIT's
X  Window system and other software from a wide variety of sources.
BSDI has augmented these software bases with all the modules needed
to provide a complete operating system and set of utilities.

BSDI's operating system releases are unique in  their  offering  of
supported  base  systems software with almost complete source code.
We invite you to read these questions and answers  to  clarify  the
many features and benefits of BSDI's BSD/386.

Q.  What is BSD/386?
A.  BSD/386 is an IEEE POSIX-compliant operating  system  for  386,
486,  and Pentium PC-compatibles. It includes a wide range of func-
tionality, a rich set of utilities, and the  X11R5  Window  System.
BSD/386 can be purchased as a ready-to-boot binary-only system and,
if desired, one can additionally purchase the sources that generate
those binaries.

BSD/386's strengths include its ability to act as a gateway to  the
Internet  (no  external  router is required), its complete software
development system, and  its  low  license  fees  when  used  as  a
software distribution platform or embedded system.

As of March, 1994, BSDI has garnered over  1,500  customers  around
the world.

Q.  What hardware is required to run BSD/386?
A.  BSD/386 runs on 386, 486,  and  Pentium  PC-compatible  systems
with  ISA or EISA bus architectures (localbus versions of supported
cards work also). You'll need at least 4 MB of memory for the  base
operating system or at least 8 MB if you intend to use the X Window
System. Any console display will work for text mode. If you wish to
run  the  X Window System, your PC will need a colour SVGA- or VGA-
compatible display for its console. You'll  also  need  a  standard
PC/AT  keyboard  and  a  1.44MB 3.5" floppy drive and controller to
install the system.

BSD/386 does not currently support Micro-Channel Architecture (MCA)
machines or peripherals.

You will need a hard-disk drive on which to install  the  operating
system.   You  can  use  IDE,  ESDI,  RLL, MFM or SCSI disk drives.
BSD/386 supports the Adaptec 154xB, 154xC, 154xCF, and  174xA  SCSI
adapters,  and  the  BusLogic (BusTek) BT-542B and BT-445S VLB SCSI
adapters. Just about any SCSI disk will  work  with  the  supported
adapters  on BSD/386, including SCSI disks much larger than 1 GByte
(e.g., the new Seagate 9GB drive).

The operating system requires some disk space to be  allocated  for
swap space. This is used to increase the memory available to appli-
cations beyond the actual memory installed in machine (aka  virtual
memory).  A  typical  system  requires 16 or 32MB of swap space (or
larger on systems with heavy usage).

For ease of installation, the system is broken into two dozen  dif-
ferent sections; an installation program allows you to select those
you wish to install from a menu.

BSD/386 is distributed on CD-ROMs, QIC-150 cartridges  and  Exabyte
8mm  tapes. For installation, you will need access to a device that
supports one of the distribution media types.  We do not  currently
ship  BSDI  on  200  floppy  disks because we think the size of the
release in that format would be cumbersome.

Most SCSI CD-ROM and tape drives (e.g., Maynard/Archive 2150S, Exa-
byte 8250) work with BSD/386 when attached to a supported SCSI con-
troller.

For non-SCSI tape or CD-ROM installation, the choices  are  limited
to  the devices that BSD/386 directly supports. BSD/386 has drivers
for the WangTek 5150PK QIC-02 tape  drive  and  controller  (which,
despite  its  name,  supports the QIC-150 tapes) and the Everex EV-
811, EV-831, and EV-833 tape drives and controllers.  For  non-SCSI
CD-ROM,  BSD/386  supports the Mitsumi LU002, LU005, and FX001 ISA-
based CD-ROM readers (available from BSDI and elsewhere) with their
own controllers.

With BSD/386, you can also load the  distribution  over  your  PC's
Ethernet  (or  even  a  serial SLIP link) from a remote system that
supports the rsh protocol  and  has  the  required  hardware  (QIC-
150/8mm/4mm   tape   drive   or   CD-ROM  drive  with  support  for
ISO9660/Rock Ridge CD-ROMs).

Q.  What hardware is supported under BSD/386?
A.  BSD/386 supports a wide variety  of  hardware.   This  is  best
described in our Techical Guide, available from the address below.

Q.  Can I run SCO UNIX applications on BSD/386?
A.  BSDI plans to ship SCO UNIX application support around  Summer,
1994.  Lotus 1-2-3 and Word Perfect are currently up and running in
our testing laboratories.

Q.  Can I run DOS applications on BSD/386?
A.  BSD/386 supports an environment for running many  DOS  applica-
tions.  This environment uses the 8086/8088 emulation mode and sup-
ports up to 4MB of RAM in extended memory. Most  applications  that
don't require special hardware or Microsoft Windows should run.

Q.  How is BSD/386 installed?  How long does it take?
A.  BSD/386 boots to single user mode via a boot floppy.  The  run-
ning  operating system then copies files from tape or CD-ROM to the
hard disk. Once the hard disk is loaded, BSD/386 boots from  there.
Installation  speed  varies with the speed of peripherals, particu-
larly the tape drive. The fastest tape drives reduce  loading  time
for  the base system and the X Window System to under one hour; CD-
ROM installs go even faster.

Q.  Can I share a disk between BSD/386 and other operating systems?
A.  BSD/386 supports co-residency so that one hard disk can support
as many as four different operating systems, the DOS limit.

Q.  Can I share disk files between BSD/386 and MS-DOS?
A.  BSD/386 supports mounting MS-DOS filesystems directly into your
BSD/386  directory  hierarchy.  BSD/386  also  supports the popular
mtools package for reading and writing DOS format  filesystems  (on
both  floppies  and  hard disks). With doscmd, some MS-DOS applica-
tions can access BSD/386 files.

Q.  Does BSD/386 support floating point operations?
A.  BSD/386 supports floating point operations in hardware  or,  if
no  floating  point  hardware  is  available,  through emulation in
software.

Q.  What standards does BSD/386 support?
A.  BSD/386 supports the IEEE POSIX 1003.1 standard (though certif-
ication  has  not  yet  been  completed). BSDI has tracked the IEEE
POSIX 1003.2  standard  and  is  modifying  utilities  to  conform.
BSD/386  networking includes both the OSI and TCP/IP standards. The
BSD/386 C compiler (gcc) supports ANSI C; all system headers comply
with  ANSI-C's requirements. The X Window System (Version X11R5) is
an industry standard window system based on software from MIT.

Q.  What happens when U. C. Berkeley releases new software?
A.  BSDI plans to track Berkeley's releases very closely (including
the  upcoming  4.4-Lite  release).  All  Berkeley  features will be
incorporated into  future  releases  of  BSD/386.  BSDI's  4.4-Lite
release is expected six months after UCB's 4.4-Lite release.

Q.  What filesystems does BSD/386 support?
A.  BSD/386 supports the UFS filesystem (also  known  as  the  Fast
Filesystem)  and  a  memory-based  filesystem  (known  as MFS). The
filesystems support long file names  and  symbolic  links.  BSD/386
also supports the ISO-9660 and Rock Ridge filesystems, now in popu-
lar use for CD-ROMs. MS-DOS filesystems can also be  mounted  under
BSD/386.

Additionally, BSD/386 includes a re-implementation  of  Sun's  NFS,
the  industry  standard  for network file sharing. For reliable use
over low-speed or long-haul links (where  traditional  NFS  fails),
you can use our TCP/NFS.

Q.  How fast is BSD/386?
A.  BSD/386's speed depends, of course, on the underlying hardware.
A 486-based system with 33 MHz clock and reasonable SCSI disks per-
forms at about the same speed as a SPARCStation 1+; with a  50  MHz
clock,  the  486  processors  seem to benchmark at about 25 MIPS. A
486/50 can rebuild the entire kernel from  scratch  in  just  seven
minutes.

Q.  What compilers are included?
A.  BSD/386 currently includes the GNU 1.42 gcc, and the GNU  2.5.8
gcc2 and g++ compilers.

Q.  How can a full source license cost so little?  What  about  the
USL license costs?
A.  BSD/386 is not System V UNIX.  BSDI can pass the  royalty  sav-
ings along to you.

Q.  Is BSD/386 System V compatible?
A.  Beyond IEEE POSIX standards, the X11  Window  System,  and  the
upcoming  SCO compatibility mode, no special System V compatibility
is supplied. BSD/386 is very compatible with  other  Berkeley-based
software environments (e.g., SunOS, Ultrix, and OSF/1) for compila-
tion of source code and general system administration.

Q.  Can I redistribute BSD/386 to my friends for free?
A.  No. Right now, BSDI distributes most domestic copies of BSD/386
directly through BSDI. Special licensing arrangements are available
for VARs, OEMs, distributors, and educational institutions.

The BSD/386 source code contains a number  of  modules  written  by
BSDI  to  glue  together  the various components of the release. It
also contains a large amount of freely  redistributable  code.  You
are  free  to  redistribute  those  modules which are not marked as
proprietary.

Q.  Can I redistribute BSD/386 to customers of my business?
A.  Vertical marketers and others may  wish  to  distribute  binary
copies (or, very rarely, source copies) of BSD/386 as part of their
product. Contact  BSDI  (Europe)  for  pricing  information,  which
ranges from 135 per unit down to very low prices when large quanti-
ties are pre-purchased.

Q.  What about using more than one copy at my site?
A.  Binary right-to-use licenses are available for your site  after
you  have  purchased  a  full-function  binary  license or a source
license.  These  licenses  cost  135,  though   generous   quantity
discounts are available.  Contact BSDI for details.

Q.  Can I share modifications to BSD/386 code with  my  friends  or
customers?  Can I post the modifications on Usenet?
A.  Any software you develop using BSD/386 is yours to own,  share,
and/or sell as you choose. Of course, if it includes software which
is proprietary to BSDI, we must ask you  not  to  make  the  source
available  to anyone not having a BSDI source license. We feel that
it's in everyone's best interests to make bug  fixes  and  improve-
ments  available  to the entire community. Therefore, customers are
free to post reasonable diff's to the net  (as  long  as  the  post
doesn't contain too much BSDI proprietary code).

Q.  Is Motif available?
A.  Motif is available from Sequoia  International  (305-480-6118).
Contact them by telephone or by sending e-mail to info@seq.com.

Q.  What documentation is provided with BSD/386?
A.  Complete release and installation  documentation  is  supplied.
The man pages are supplied online in both formatted and unformatted
forms.

Q.  How does BSDI help me if I have trouble?
A.  BSDI prides itself on providing outstanding support. Our  tele-
phone  service  desk is available toll-free five days a week from 9
am to 5 pm UK local time (and sometimes after hours).  If  you  are
still  on  your  initial 70-day full service period or have a tele-
phone support contract then you  can  call  our  phone  number  for
assistance.  If  you  have  an e-mail/fax support contract, you can
contact us via either of those methods.

Q.  How do I report bugs if I don't have support?
A.     Report    bugs    by    sending    electronic    mail     to
problems@hillside.co.uk.  If you do not have network access to send
mail, call or Fax our support personnel.

Q.  What if I buy BSD/386 and decide I don't need it?
A.  BSD/386 comes with a 90-day money-back guarantee.

Q.  Where do I get BSD/386 in Europe?
A.
Berkeley Software Design International (Europe)
Katallin, Town Lane
Chartham Hatch, Canterbury
Kent CT4 7NN    UK
Phone: +44 227 781675
Fax: +44 227 762554
Email:  bsdi@hillside.co.uk

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      Educational price 584, ask before ordering|          |       |           |
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     on   CDROM                                 |          |   700 |           |
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