[Info-vax] Alternative _legal_ operating systems for VAX ?

[Dan Cross]

In article <kck65mF4ceU1 at mid.individual.net>,
bill  <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
>On 1/4/2022 6:40 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
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>> Too bad they never did a port of Plan9 for the VAX.  :-)
>> 
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>Old subject, but I was doing some research and found some
>interesting stuff.
>
>Seems there actually was a port of Plan9 for the the VAX. :-)
>Sadly, all references today say the sources have all been lost.

Yes.  VAX was the first machine that plan9 ran on.
However, it was a short-lived portf or a very early
version of the system, and they did not stick with
it: even then, they realized that the future lay
elsewhere.

>But, continuing this thread, there also was a port of Amoeba
>for the VAX.  I haven't looked yet but although they would be
>very old I think sources may still exist.
>
>How's this for a concept.  Revive VAX Amoeba.  Then build an
>Amoeba Distributed System with all the remaining Hobbyist
>VAXen.  :-)

Phffft....

	- Dan C.