386BSD - Revision history

Jnc: Rearrange illustrations for passable layout

2025-05-22T13:36:30Z

Rearrange illustrations for passable layout

Jnc: /* See also */ +BSD/OS

2024-08-31T18:42:59Z

‎See also: +BSD/OS

Jnc: /* See also */ +Installing 386BSD 1.0 on Qemu

2024-01-13T15:44:42Z

‎See also: +Installing 386BSD 1.0 on Qemu

Jnc: /* 1.0 */ +link

2022-05-02T13:49:02Z

‎1.0: +link

Jnc: /* External links */ +McKusick history

2022-05-01T18:30:27Z

‎External links: +McKusick history

Tor: Fixed a possessive "its" typo.

2020-01-20T10:01:59Z

Fixed a possessive "its" typo.

Jnc: +See also BSD/386

2020-01-19T16:08:27Z

+See also BSD/386

Jnc: /* Description */ Add titles

2020-01-19T14:51:14Z

‎Description: Add titles

Jnc: Add DDJ articles

2020-01-19T14:40:54Z

Add DDJ articles

Jnc: Correct name

2018-12-18T14:46:59Z

Correct name

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 {{Infobox OS
 | image = 386bsd.png
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 | architecture = [[i386]], theoretically portable
 }}
 '''386BSD''' (occasionally called '''Jolix''', a tribute to its creators Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz) was the first time that the [[Net/2]] project was put into a functional release onto commodity hardware, and into the public under the BSD license. As the project eventually stalled, it became the starting point for both [[NetBSD]] & [[FreeBSD]], via the patchkits.  While 386 BSD may be of historical significance, it's not up to the challenge of day to day usage, as it hasn't received any updates or patches in over 15 years.
 == Releases ==
 There seems to have been four releases of 386 BSD, starting with it being freely available on the Internet, then only available to those who purchased CD-ROMs.
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 == Where can I get a copy ==
 At the moment the only known places to get copies are:

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:42, 31 August 2024
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	* [[BSD/386]]		* [[BSD/386]]
		+	* [[BSD/OS]]
	* [[Installing 386BSD 1.0 on Qemu]]		* [[Installing 386BSD 1.0 on Qemu]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:44, 13 January 2024
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	* [[BSD/386]]		* [[BSD/386]]
		+	* [[Installing 386BSD 1.0 on Qemu]]

	==External links==		==External links==

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 === 1.0 ===
-This was the CD-ROM / DrDobbs release
+[[386BSD 1.0]] was the CD-ROM / DrDobbs release
 === 2.0 ===

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 * [[BSD/386]]
 {{Nav Unix}}
 [[Category: Unix-based OS's]]

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 === 0.0 ===
-This is the first version of 386 BSD that was released, on March 17, 1992.  This version doesn't share it's disk with MS-DOS or any other OS's, and uses a VAX style disktab/disklabel, making it difficult to install.
+This is the first version of 386 BSD that was released, on March 17, 1992.  This version doesn't share its disk with MS-DOS or any other OS's, and uses a VAX style disktab/disklabel, making it difficult to install.
 *[[386BSD 0.0]]

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 The system (releases 0.0 and 0.1)  was described in a series of 17 articles in [[Dr. Dobb's Journal]], from January 1991, to July 1992:
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/porting-unix-to-the-386-a-practical-appr/184408470]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/porting-unix-to-the-386-a-practical-appr/184408470 Designing the Software Specification]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/porting-unix-to-the-386-three-initial-pc/184408496]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/porting-unix-to-the-386-three-initial-pc/184408496 Three Initial PC Utilities]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/cpp/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-standalone-s/184408513]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/cpp/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-standalone-s/184408513 The Standalone System]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/porting-unix-to-the-386-language-tools-c/184408529]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/porting-unix-to-the-386-language-tools-c/184408529 Language Tools Cross Support]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-initial-root/184408547]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-initial-root/184408547 The Initial Root Filesystem]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/porting-unix-to-the-386-research-the-co/184408566]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/porting-unix-to-the-386-research-the-co/184408566 Research & The Commercial Sector]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/parallel/porting-unix-to-the-386-a-stripped-down/184408583]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/parallel/porting-unix-to-the-386-a-stripped-down/184408583 A Stripped-Down Kernel]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-basic-kernel/184408600]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-basic-kernel/184408600 The Basic Kernel]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-basic-kernel/184408617]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-basic-kernel/184408617 Multiprogramming and Multitasking I]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-basic-kernel/184408637]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-basic-kernel/184408637 Multiprogramming and Multitasking II]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-basic-kernel/184408655]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-basic-kernel/184408655 Device Autoconfiguration]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/porting-unix-to-the-386-device-drivers/184408710]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/porting-unix-to-the-386-device-drivers/184408710 Unix Device Drivers I]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/embedded-systems/porting-unix-to-the-386-device-drivers/184408727]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/embedded-systems/porting-unix-to-the-386-device-drivers/184408727 Unix Device Drivers II]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/porting-unix-to-the-386-device-drivers/184408747]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/porting-unix-to-the-386-device-drivers/184408747 Unix Device Drivers III]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/porting-unix-to-the-386-missing-pieces-p/184408764]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/porting-unix-to-the-386-missing-pieces-p/184408764 Missing Pieces I]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/porting-unix-to-the-386-missing-pieces-i/184408782]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/porting-unix-to-the-386-missing-pieces-i/184408782 Missing Pieces II]
-* [https://www.drdobbs.com/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-final-step/184408800]
+* [https://www.drdobbs.com/porting-unix-to-the-386-the-final-step/184408800 The Final Step]
 They're not totally open access; you have to register with DDJ to get all of them. However, there is this:

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 | creator = CSRG, University of California, Berkeley
 | current version = 1.0 (1993)
-| year introduced = 1991
+| year introduced = 1992
 | type = Multitasking, multiuser
-| architecture = [[i386]] theoretically portable
+| architecture = [[i386]], theoretically portable
 }}
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 == Releases ==
-There seems to have been four releases of 386 BSD, starting with it being freely available on the internet, then only available to those who purchased CD-ROMs.
+There seems to have been four releases of 386 BSD, starting with it being freely available on the Internet, then only available to those who purchased CD-ROMs.
 === 0.0 ===
-This is the first version of 386 BSD that was released.  This version doesn't share it's disk with MS-DOS or any other OS's, and uses a VAX style disktab/disklabel, making it difficult to install.
+This is the first version of 386 BSD that was released, on March 17, 1992.  This version doesn't share it's disk with MS-DOS or any other OS's, and uses a VAX style disktab/disklabel, making it difficult to install.
 *[[386BSD 0.0]]
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 Right now the only version fully running in emulation is 0.1
 The quickest way is to use [https://sourceforge.net/projects/bsd42/files/4BSD%20under%20Windows/v0.4/386BSD-0.1.exe/download 386BSD-0.1exe] which is a ready to run package for Windows users that includes a preconfigured Qemu & disk image.
 {{Nav Unix}}
 [[Category: Unix-based OS's]]