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BSD had a slow start, not "Intel 32 bit operating systems": other flavors of Unix were delivered before 1991. SCO UNIX was delivered in 1989: https://en.wikipe
by illys 9y ago
BSD had a slow start, not "Intel 32 bit operating systems": other flavors of Unix were delivered before 1991.
SCO UNIX was delivered in 1989: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenServer#Versions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenServer#Versions
BSD was slow because in the early 1990s they had a major constraint before working on ports: they had to get rid of AT&T code whose licenses were very expensive and blocking distribution.
The cleaning was complete in June 1991.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution...
- rjsw 9y agoThere was 386/ix from Interactive Systems Corporation too [1], I was using it on a PC in 1988. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Systems_Corporation#Interactive_Unix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Systems_Corporatio...
- forgottenacc57 9y agoSco unix was for the 286
- kjs3 9y agoSCO Xenix was for the 8086/286. SCO Unix was for the 386. Read the link.
- nils-m-holm 9y agoThere were SCO Xenix versions for the 8086, 80286, and then the 386. I only remember SCO UNIX for the 386.
- illys 9y agoNop, SCO UNIX started with 386. The SCO company was delivering the Xenix OS for 286.
- kjs3 9y agoSCO also had a substantial existing revenue stream to support the port, so they apply more resources to get it out the door.