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| image = SYSIII.png
 
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| caption = Logging into a SYSIII system
 
| caption = Logging into a SYSIII system
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| name = SYSIII
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| name = System III
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| creator = Bell Labs / AT&T / Western Electric
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| creator = Bell Labs / AT&T / [[Western Electric]]
 
| current version = 1.0 (1982)
 
| current version = 1.0 (1982)
 
| year introduced = 1982
 
| year introduced = 1982
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| type = Multitasking, multiuser
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| type = [[Multi-tasking]], [[multi-user]]
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| architecture = [[VAX]], [[PDP11]],[[z8000]] probably others
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| architecture = [[VAX]], [[PDP-11]], [[Intel 80286|i286]], [[Zilog Z8000|Z8000]] probably others
 
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'''SYSIII''' was the first commercial release of [[UNIX]] by AT&T.  The 32-bit version was based on [[Unix/32V]] while the 16-bit version was based on [[Seventh Edition Unix]]. SYSIII also was the first commercial version of Unix to be sold by AT&T.
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'''System III''' (sometimes given as '''System 3''', etc) was a unification of the previously separate main variants of [[UNIX]] within [[Bell Labs]]: [[USG UNIX]], [[CB-UNIX]], [[PWB/UNIX]] and Research's [[Unix Seventh Edition]].
  
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I don't think this version saw widespread adoption, compared to the [[BSD]]'s.
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I was also the first commercial release of by AT&T; after AT&T was split up in response to an anti-trust suit in the 1982, it was allowed to enter other lines of business, including software, and AT&T management saw an opportunity to monetize the then-very-popular UNIX [[operating system]].
  
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Besides [[Xenix]], was there any other adoptions of SYSIII??
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The 32-bit [[VAX]] version was based on [[Unix/32V]], while the 16-bit [[PDP-11]] version was based on [[Seventh Edition Unix]].
  
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SYS III also introduced the uname command.  
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This version did not see widespread adoption, compared to the [[BSD]]'s, and the various releases of the later [[UNIX System V]].
  
 
== Platforms ==
 
== Platforms ==
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SYS III is known to have run on the following computers:
 
SYS III is known to have run on the following computers:
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*[[VAX]]
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*[[PDP-11]]
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* [[VAX]]
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*[[Intel 80286|i286]] ([[Xenix]])
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* [[PDP-11]]
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*z8000 (plexis)
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* [[Intel 80286|i286]] ([[Xenix]])
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* [[Zilog Z8000]] (plexis)
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Besides [[Xenix]], was there any other adoptions of System III??
  
 
== How do I get this to run?! ==
 
== How do I get this to run?! ==
  
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Right now, you don't.  SYSIII is still copyrighted. At one point SCO sold legacy licenses for $100 USD, and I did purchase one, but this is not free, nor abandon-ware.
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At one point, you didn't; System III is still copyrighted. At one point SCO sold legacy licenses for $100 USD, and some people did purchase one, but this is not free, nor abandon-ware.
  
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SIMH cannot run the boot tape fully, however I was able to find someone on the list who managed to hack together a working system! The [[DZ11 asynchronous serial line interface|DZ11]] controller doesn't work so it's not fully [[multi-user]]. However, I've been able to use the system somewhat, if not only for checking various system stuff out.
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SIMH cannot run the boot tape fully, however one user was able to find someone on the list who managed to hack together a working system! The [[DZ11 asynchronous serial line interface|DZ11]] controller doesn't work so it's not fully [[multi-user]]. However, thy've been able to use the system somewhat, if not only for checking various system stuff out.
  
 
However, there are versions floating around on the Internet.
 
However, there are versions floating around on the Internet.
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I haven't tried to port any software to SYS III as I don't think there really is any installations still in existence.
 
I haven't tried to port any software to SYS III as I don't think there really is any installations still in existence.
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SYS III also introduced the uname command.
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==External links==
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* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=SysIII Sus III] - System III at [[The Unix Heritage Society|TUHS]]
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* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=SysIII/usr/src/uts/pdp11 pdp11] - PDP-11 source
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* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=SysIII/usr/src/uts/vax vax] - VAX source
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* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=SysIII/usr/src/man man] - UNIX User's Manual
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* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=SysIII/usr/src/man/docs docs]
  
 
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Revision as of 22:56, 29 December 2022


System III
SYSIII.png
Logging into a SYSIII system
Type: Multi-tasking, multi-user
Creator: Bell Labs / AT&T / Western Electric
Architecture: VAX, PDP-11, i286, Z8000 probably others
This Version: 1.0 (1982)
Date Released: 1982


System III (sometimes given as System 3, etc) was a unification of the previously separate main variants of UNIX within Bell Labs: USG UNIX, CB-UNIX, PWB/UNIX and Research's Unix Seventh Edition.

I was also the first commercial release of by AT&T; after AT&T was split up in response to an anti-trust suit in the 1982, it was allowed to enter other lines of business, including software, and AT&T management saw an opportunity to monetize the then-very-popular UNIX operating system.

The 32-bit VAX version was based on Unix/32V, while the 16-bit PDP-11 version was based on Seventh Edition Unix.

This version did not see widespread adoption, compared to the BSD's, and the various releases of the later UNIX System V.

Platforms

SYS III is known to have run on the following computers:

Besides Xenix, was there any other adoptions of System III??

How do I get this to run?!

At one point, you didn't; System III is still copyrighted. At one point SCO sold legacy licenses for $100 USD, and some people did purchase one, but this is not free, nor abandon-ware.

SIMH cannot run the boot tape fully, however one user was able to find someone on the list who managed to hack together a working system! The DZ11 controller doesn't work so it's not fully multi-user. However, thy've been able to use the system somewhat, if not only for checking various system stuff out.

However, there are versions floating around on the Internet.

What Runs?

I haven't tried to port any software to SYS III as I don't think there really is any installations still in existence.

SYS III also introduced the uname command.

External links


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