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The Tahoe was the code name for the Power 6/32 from  [[Computer Consoles Incorporated]] that the CSRG had ported [[4.3 BSD]] to in the 4.3 BSD Tahoe release.
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Although the Tahoe did help separate out a lot of [[VAX]] specific code from the base, allowing BSD to become more portable, the Power 6/32 machine quickly disappeared off the market, and not much is known about them.
  
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Unisys sold the 6/32 under the name "Unisys 7000/40", using their own bastardized BSD+SYSV unix.  Kuwait Petroleum in Denmark had one of them.  Harris had the HCX-5, 7, and 9 models, running the [[SysV]] derivative HCX/UX.  ICL had the Clan 7.
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All that I can find out about them is this table from [https://web.archive.org/web/20150123191735/http://www.dunnington.u-net.com/public/dhrystone.c http://www.dunnington.u-net.com/public/dhrystone.c] (archive link)
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*----------------DHRYSTONE VERSION 1.0 RESULTS BEGIN--------------------------
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* MACHINE      MICROPROCESSOR  OPERATING      COMPILER        DHRYSTONES/SEC.
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* TYPE                        SYSTEM                          NO REG  REGS
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* --------------------------  ------------    -----------    ---------------
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* CCI POWER 6/32              COS(SV+4.2)    cc              7500    7800
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* CCI POWER 6/32              POWER 6 UNIX/V  cc              8236    8498
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* CCI POWER 6/32              4.2 Rel. 1.2b  cc              8963    9544
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* VAX 11/780  -              UNIX 5.2        cc              1515    1562
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* VAX 11/780  -              UNIX 4.3bsd    cc              1646    1662
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Which may give some indication on the initial reasons why the Power 6/32 was chosen as the sucessor to the [[VAX]] by [[CSRG]].
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Revision as of 13:16, 20 August 2022

The Tahoe was the code name for the Power 6/32 from Computer Consoles Incorporated that the CSRG had ported 4.3 BSD to in the 4.3 BSD Tahoe release.

Although the Tahoe did help separate out a lot of VAX specific code from the base, allowing BSD to become more portable, the Power 6/32 machine quickly disappeared off the market, and not much is known about them.

Unisys sold the 6/32 under the name "Unisys 7000/40", using their own bastardized BSD+SYSV unix. Kuwait Petroleum in Denmark had one of them. Harris had the HCX-5, 7, and 9 models, running the SysV derivative HCX/UX. ICL had the Clan 7.

All that I can find out about them is this table from http://www.dunnington.u-net.com/public/dhrystone.c (archive link)

 *----------------DHRYSTONE VERSION 1.0 RESULTS BEGIN--------------------------
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 * MACHINE      MICROPROCESSOR  OPERATING       COMPILER        DHRYSTONES/SEC.
 * TYPE                         SYSTEM                          NO REG  REGS
 * --------------------------   ------------    -----------     ---------------
 * CCI POWER 6/32               COS(SV+4.2)     cc              7500    7800
 * CCI POWER 6/32               POWER 6 UNIX/V  cc              8236    8498
 * CCI POWER 6/32               4.2 Rel. 1.2b   cc              8963    9544
 * VAX 11/780   -               UNIX 5.2        cc              1515    1562
 * VAX 11/780   -               UNIX 4.3bsd     cc              1646    1662

Which may give some indication on the initial reasons why the Power 6/32 was chosen as the sucessor to the VAX by CSRG.