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Jnc: sometimes now called 4.0; typos

2022-07-03T13:18:14Z

sometimes now called 4.0; typos

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	'''4BSD''' from [[Computer Systems Research Group\|CSRG]] at Berkeley improves upon the [[3BSD]] release with curses, better job control, csh, and "reliable signals".		'''4BSD''' (sometimes now called '''4.0BSD''', but this name was not used at the time) from [[Computer Systems Research Group\|CSRG]] at Berkeley improves upon the [[3BSD]] release with curses, better job control, csh, and "reliable signals".

	== How do I get this to run?! ==		== How do I get this to run?! ==
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	There is also the historical document [[Setting up (BSD 4.0) the Fourth Berkeley Software Tape\|Setting up the Fourth Berkeley Software Tape]].		There is also the historical document [[Setting up (BSD 4.0) the Fourth Berkeley Software Tape\|Setting up the Fourth Berkeley Software Tape]].

	Currently if you enable the dz ttys you'll get a bunch of 'ZERO VECTOR UBA RESET: dz up 'errors... So this isn't very ~~usfull~~ if you were hoping for some kind of multi user system. The only 'good' thing is the 32v idle in simh-3.8-0 works well on this version.		Currently if you enable the [[DZ11]] ttys you'll get a bunch of 'ZERO VECTOR UBA RESET: dz up 'errors... So this isn't very useful if you were hoping for some kind of multi-user system. The only 'good' thing is the 32v idle in simh-3.8-0 works well on this version.

	== What Runs? ==		== What Runs? ==

	Not very much.... 4 BSD does not provide any modern networking, and the C [[compiler]] is far from ANSI.		Not very much.... 4 BSD does not provide any modern networking, and the C [[compiler]] is far from ANSI.
	Also keep in mind that 4 BSD does NOT include any [[TCP/IP]] networking... It's worth noting that the [[zork]] binary made it's ~~appearence~~ in this version of BSD Unix..		Also keep in mind that 4 BSD does NOT include any [[TCP/IP]] networking... It's worth noting that the [[zork]] binary made it's appearance in this version of BSD Unix..

	== games ==		== games ==

Jnc: /* External links */ typo

2022-07-03T13:14:39Z

External links: typo

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	* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=4BSD 4BSD] - distro at [[The Unix Heritage Society\|TUHS]]		* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=4BSD 4BSD] - distro at [[The Unix Heritage Society\|TUHS]]
	* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy2.pdf Proposal for enhancement of UNIX on the VAX] - Berkeley's proposal to [[DARPA]] that led to 4.0 ad its successors		* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy2.pdf Proposal for enhancement of UNIX on the VAX] - Berkeley's proposal to [[DARPA]] that led to 4.0 and its successors

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Jnc: /* External links */ Fabry proposal

2022-07-03T13:13:06Z

External links: Fabry proposal

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	* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=4BSD 4BSD] - distro at [[The Unix Heritage Society\|TUHS]]		* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=4BSD 4BSD] - distro at [[The Unix Heritage Society\|TUHS]]
			* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy2.pdf Proposal for enhancement of UNIX on the VAX] - Berkeley's proposal to [[DARPA]] that led to 4.0 ad its successors

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Jnc: Jnc moved page 4.0 BSD to 4BSD: Name in contemporary docs

2022-06-22T11:34:28Z

Jnc moved page 4.0 BSD to 4BSD: Name in contemporary docs

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Jnc: original name in header, /* External links */ +TUHS

2022-06-22T11:33:49Z

original name in header, External links: +TUHS

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	{{Infobox OS		{{Infobox OS
	\| image = 40bsd.png		\| image = 40bsd.png
	\| caption = Logging into a ~~4 BSD~~ system		\| caption = Logging into a 4BSD system
	\| name = ~~4 BSD~~		\| name = 4BSD
	\| creator = CSRG		\| creator = CSRG
	\| current version = 4.0 (1980)		\| current version = 4.0 (1980)
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	~~4.0 BSD~~ improves upon the [[~~3 BSD~~]] release with curses, better job control, csh, and "reliable signals"..		'''4BSD''' from [[Computer Systems Research Group\|CSRG]] at Berkeley improves upon the [[3BSD]] release with curses, better job control, csh, and "reliable signals".

	== How do I get this to run?! ==		== How do I get this to run?! ==
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	== What Runs? ==		== What Runs? ==

	Not very much.... 4 BSD does not provide any modern networking, and the C compiler is far from ANSI.		Not very much.... 4 BSD does not provide any modern networking, and the C [[compiler]] is far from ANSI.
	Also keep in mind that 4 BSD does NOT include any TCP/IP networking... It's worth noting that the [[zork]] binary made it's appearence in this version of BSD Unix..		Also keep in mind that 4 BSD does NOT include any [[TCP/IP]] networking... It's worth noting that the [[zork]] binary made it's appearence in this version of BSD Unix..

	== games ==		== games ==
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	backgammon chess hangman quiz zork		backgammon chess hangman quiz zork
	</pre>		</pre>

			==External links==

			* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=4BSD 4BSD] - distro at [[The Unix Heritage Society\|TUHS]]

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Neozeed: Tom Yam is the site, Naoki Hamada is the person! oops!!!

2011-08-30T14:43:57Z

Tom Yam is the site, Naoki Hamada is the person! oops!!!

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	== How do I get this to run?! ==		== How do I get this to run?! ==

	You can follow the guide [[Installing 4.0 BSD on SIMH]], which was derived from the excellent work of ~~Tom Yam~~ [http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/ here] for more information.		You can follow the guide [[Installing 4.0 BSD on SIMH]], which was derived from the excellent work of Naoki Hamada [http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/ here] for more information.

	There is also the historical document [[Setting up (BSD 4.0) the Fourth Berkeley Software Tape\|Setting up the Fourth Berkeley Software Tape]].		There is also the historical document [[Setting up (BSD 4.0) the Fourth Berkeley Software Tape\|Setting up the Fourth Berkeley Software Tape]].

Neozeed at 20:00, 28 August 2011

2011-08-28T20:00:45Z

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	You can follow the guide [[Installing 4.0 BSD on SIMH]], which was derived from the excellent work of Tom Yam [http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/ here] for more information.		You can follow the guide [[Installing 4.0 BSD on SIMH]], which was derived from the excellent work of Tom Yam [http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/ here] for more information.

			There is also the historical document [[Setting up (BSD 4.0) the Fourth Berkeley Software Tape\|Setting up the Fourth Berkeley Software Tape]].

	Currently if you enable the dz ttys you'll get a bunch of 'ZERO VECTOR UBA RESET: dz up 'errors... So this isn't very usfull if you were hoping for some kind of multi user system. The only 'good' thing is the 32v idle in simh-3.8-0 works well on this version.		Currently if you enable the dz ttys you'll get a bunch of 'ZERO VECTOR UBA RESET: dz up 'errors... So this isn't very usfull if you were hoping for some kind of multi user system. The only 'good' thing is the 32v idle in simh-3.8-0 works well on this version.

Neozeed at 19:30, 28 August 2011

2011-08-28T19:30:00Z

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	== How do I get this to run?! ==		== How do I get this to run?! ==

	You can follow the guide [[Installing 4.0 BSD on SIMH]], which was derived from the excellent work of Tom Yam [http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/here] for more information.		You can follow the guide [[Installing 4.0 BSD on SIMH]], which was derived from the excellent work of Tom Yam [http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/ here] for more information.

	Currently if you enable the dz ttys you'll get a bunch of 'ZERO VECTOR UBA RESET: dz up 'errors... So this isn't very usfull if you were hoping for some kind of multi user system. The only 'good' thing is the 32v idle in simh-3.8-0 works well on this version.		Currently if you enable the dz ttys you'll get a bunch of 'ZERO VECTOR UBA RESET: dz up 'errors... So this isn't very usfull if you were hoping for some kind of multi user system. The only 'good' thing is the 32v idle in simh-3.8-0 works well on this version.

Neozeed: goofed formatting

2011-08-28T19:29:42Z

goofed formatting

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	== How do I get this to run?! ==		== How do I get this to run?! ==

	You can follow the guide [[Installing 4.0 BSD on SIMH]], which was derived from the excellent work of Tom Yam[~~http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/~~ http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/ here] for more information.		You can follow the guide [[Installing 4.0 BSD on SIMH]], which was derived from the excellent work of Tom Yam [http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/here] for more information.

	Currently if you enable the dz ttys you'll get a bunch of 'ZERO VECTOR UBA RESET: dz up 'errors... So this isn't very usfull if you were hoping for some kind of multi user system. The only 'good' thing is the 32v idle in simh-3.8-0 works well on this version.		Currently if you enable the dz ttys you'll get a bunch of 'ZERO VECTOR UBA RESET: dz up 'errors... So this isn't very usfull if you were hoping for some kind of multi user system. The only 'good' thing is the 32v idle in simh-3.8-0 works well on this version.

Neozeed at 19:29, 28 August 2011

2011-08-28T19:29:13Z

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	== How do I get this to run?! ==		== How do I get this to run?! ==

	~~Right now, make sure you have~~ the [[~~VAX-11/780]] emulator from [[~~SIMH]] ~~3.8-0 or higher~~, ~~then go to~~ [http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/ http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/] for more information.		You can follow the guide [[Installing 4.0 BSD on SIMH]], which was derived from the excellent work of Tom Yam[http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/ http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/ here] for more information.

	Currently if you enable the dz ttys you'll get a bunch of 'ZERO VECTOR UBA RESET: dz up 'errors... So this isn't very usfull if you were hoping for some kind of multi user system. The only 'good' thing is the 32v idle in simh-3.8-0 works well on this version.		Currently if you enable the dz ttys you'll get a bunch of 'ZERO VECTOR UBA RESET: dz up 'errors... So this isn't very usfull if you were hoping for some kind of multi user system. The only 'good' thing is the 32v idle in simh-3.8-0 works well on this version.
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	Not very much.... 4 BSD does not provide any modern networking, and the C compiler is far from ANSI.		Not very much.... 4 BSD does not provide any modern networking, and the C compiler is far from ANSI.
	Also keep in mind that 4 BSD does NOT include any TCP/IP networking... It's worth noting that the [[zork]] binary made it's appearence in this version of BSD Unix..		Also keep in mind that 4 BSD does NOT include any TCP/IP networking... It's worth noting that the [[zork]] binary made it's appearence in this version of BSD Unix..

			== games ==
			<pre>
			aardvark banner ching lib snake
			adventure bcd cribbage mille snscore
			advfiles bogdict fish monop trek
			arithmetic boggle fortune number wump
			backgammon chess hangman quiz zork
			</pre>

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