The NOS was based on software written at Stanford. The HW was Andy Bechtolsheim 68K board, which also (without the theft) become the SUN-1. cisco paid Stanfor

The NOS was based on software written at Stanford. The HW was Andy Bechtolsheim 68K board, which also (without the theft) become the SUN-1. cisco paid Stanford off later, although the author of that NOS is still unhappy.