[Info-vax] 433AU workstation for sale

[Michael Kraemer]

John Wallace schrieb:

> The relevant section in the Wikipedia article on Tru64 UNIX says an
> unsupported version of OSF/1 for MIPS-based DECstations shipped in
> 1992 (I think this was primarily for DEC internal use) and DEC OSF/1
> for Alpha shipped to customers in 1993. I'm not definitively sure but
> it certainly sounds plausible.

OSF/1 for Mips appeared in versions 1.x and 2.x
in January and July 1992, respectively,
somewhat before the Alpha version.
It is, well, somewhat experimental since it
only runs on certain DECstations (series 100)
and requires an original RZxx disk to install,
at least in my experience. Looks and feels
more like Ultrix than a modern Unix.

OSF/1 for AXP dates back to August 1992 (V1.2),
and I think the version shipped with the first AXPs
in early 1993 was 1.3. 1.3A dates back to September 1993.