Unix Seventh Edition - Revision history

Jnc: /* External links */ Update Bell Labs URLs (blast Nokia)

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‎External links: Update Bell Labs URLs (blast Nokia)

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avoid redir

Jnc: Much detail on the changes from V6

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Much detail on the changes from V6

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+next

Jnc: +previous version

2022-06-23T03:46:01Z

+previous version

Jnc: /* External links */ +distros at TUHS, Bitsavers

2022-06-22T13:26:54Z

‎External links: +distros at TUHS, Bitsavers

Jnc: /* How do I get this to run?! */ fmt

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‎How do I get this to run?!: fmt

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2022-05-02T00:50:13Z

‎Digital VAX: avoid redir

Jnc: /* External links */ +Manual, Volume 2

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‎External links: +Manual, Volume 2

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 * [http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/DEC/pdp11/v7m/ V7M] - distro of the DEC V7M version at [[Bitsavers]]
 * [https://archive.subgeniuskitty.com/sites/20180822_wolfram.schneider.org/bsd/7thEdManVol2/index.html Unix Seventh Edition Manual, Volume 2] - everything except the 'man' pages
-* [https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/odd.html Odd Comments and Strange Doings in Unix] - includes an explanation of the need to replace savu()/retu() with the new save()/resume()
+* [https://www.nokia.com/bell-labs/about/dennis-m-ritchie/odd.html Odd Comments and Strange Doings in Unix] - includes an explanation of the need to replace savu()/retu() with the new save()/resume()
 {{Nav Unix}}

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 === IBM PC ===
-The [[IBM-compatible PC|IBM PC]] port was done by [[Microsoft]] however they resold it to various other OEM's under the name [[Xenix]]. Eventually [[SCO]] bought the rights & the Microsoft division responsable for Xenix, along with a deal giving Microsoft a portion of all SCO sales.
+The [[IBM-compatible PC|IBM PC]] port was done by [[Microsoft]] however they resold it to various other OEM's under the name [[XENIX]]. Eventually [[SCO]] bought the rights & the Microsoft division responsable for Xenix, along with a deal giving Microsoft a portion of all SCO sales.
 === Digital VAX ===

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 | next version = [[Unix Eighth Edition|V8]] (not released outside Bell)
 | year introduced = January, 1979
-| type = Multitasking, multiuser
+| type = [[Multi-tasking]], [[multi-user]]
 | architecture = [[PDP-11]], [[Interdata 8/32]]
 }}
-This was the last research version to leave [[Bell Labs]]. This also proved to be quite a [[portable]] version. Unix v7 was also one of the first [[operating system]]s to ship with a [[FORTRAN|Fortran 77]] compiler.
+This was the last research version of [[UNIX]] (although from V7 on, it was spelled 'Unix') to leave [[Bell Labs]]. It was also quite a [[portable]] version; the Labs had started to move it to other machines, starting with the [[Interdata 8/32]].
 == Platforms ==
-These are the known platforms to run Unix v7
+These are the known platforms to run Unix V7
 === PDP-11 ===
-The [[PDP-11]] was the primary platform which Unix v7 was written on.  All other v7's can trace themselves back to this version.
+The [[PDP-11]] was the primary platform which Unix V7 was written on.  All other V7's can trace themselves back to this version.
 === Interdata 8/32 ===
-The [[Interdata 8/32]] was the first port to a 32 bit platform outside of Bell Labs.
+The Interdata 8/32 was the first port to a 32 bit platform outside of Bell Labs.
 === Sun 1 ===
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 * [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=V7 V7] - distro at [[The Unix Heritage Society|TUHS]]
 * [http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/DEC/pdp11/v7m/ V7M] - distro of the DEC V7M version at [[Bitsavers]]
 * [https://archive.subgeniuskitty.com/sites/20180822_wolfram.schneider.org/bsd/7thEdManVol2/index.html Unix Seventh Edition Manual, Volume 2] - everything except the 'man' pages
 {{Nav Unix}}

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 | previous version = [[UNIX Sixth Edition|V6]]
 | current version = V7
-| year introduced = 1979
+| next version = [[Unix Eighth Edition|V8]] (not released outside Bell)
 | type = Multitasking, multiuser
 | architecture = [[PDP-11]], [[Interdata 8/32]]

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 | name = Unix V7
 | creator = AT&T/[[Western Electric]]
-| current version = v7
+| previous version = [[UNIX Sixth Edition|V6]]
 | year introduced = 1979
 | type = Multitasking, multiuser

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

		+	* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=V7 V7] - distro at [[The Unix Heritage Society\|TUHS]]
		+	* [http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/DEC/pdp11/v7m/ V7M] - distro of the DEC V7M version at [[Bitsavers]]
	* [https://archive.subgeniuskitty.com/sites/20180822_wolfram.schneider.org/bsd/7thEdManVol2/index.html Unix Seventh Edition Manual, Volume 2] - everything except the 'man' pages		* [https://archive.subgeniuskitty.com/sites/20180822_wolfram.schneider.org/bsd/7thEdManVol2/index.html Unix Seventh Edition Manual, Volume 2] - everything except the 'man' pages

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	[[Image:V7unix.png\|250px\|thumb\|left\|V7 booting on SIMH]]		[[Image:V7unix.png\|250px\|thumb\|left\|V7 booting on SIMH]]
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		+	<br clear=all>

	The install tape is available for the [[PDP-11]] version, so with that in mind, there is the [[Installing v7 on SIMH]] guide.		The install tape is available for the [[PDP-11]] version, so with that in mind, there is the [[Installing v7 on SIMH]] guide.

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 === Digital VAX ===
-The [[VAX]] port was to the [[VAX-11/780]] platform in the form of [[32v]].  This port was the 'official' port by AT&T to the platform.
+The [[VAX]] port was to the [[VAX-11/780]] platform in the form of [[Unix/32V]].  This port was the 'official' port by AT&T to the platform.
 == Modern versions ==

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	* [[Installing Unix Seventh Edition]]		* [[Installing Unix Seventh Edition]]
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		+	==External links==
		+
		+	* [https://archive.subgeniuskitty.com/sites/20180822_wolfram.schneider.org/bsd/7thEdManVol2/index.html Unix Seventh Edition Manual, Volume 2] - everything except the 'man' pages

	{{Nav Unix}}		{{Nav Unix}}