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'''2.11BSD''' is a release of [[UNIX]] for the [[PDP-11]] by a consortium of [[CSRG]] and the [[USENIX Association]]. It only ran on PDP-11 models with [[PDP-11 Memory Management|Supervisor mode]]. It was basically the same as [[2.10BSD]], with some upgrades.
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'''2.11BSD''' is a release of [[UNIX]] for the [[PDP-11]] by a consortium of [[CSRG]] and the [[USENIX Association]]. It only run on PDP-11 models with [[PDP-11 Memory Management|Supervisor mode]]. It started out basically the same as [[2.10BSD]], with some upgrades. This version is still getting updates and improvements today.
  
 
Some of the things that were added were:
 
Some of the things that were added were:
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* 4.3BSD applications that were missing from 2.10BSD
 
* 4.3BSD applications that were missing from 2.10BSD
  
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==External links==
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* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=2.11BSD 2.11BSD] - 2.11BSD at [[The Unix Heritage Society|TUHS]]
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** [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=2.11BSD/doc/2.10/setup.2.11 Installing and Operating 2.11BSD on the PDP-11] - not in the most obvious place
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[[Category: PDP-11 Operating Systems]]
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[[Category: Non-DEC Operating Systems]]
 
[[Category: CSRG BSD]]
 
[[Category: CSRG BSD]]
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[[Category: Unix-based OS's]]

Latest revision as of 17:48, 27 October 2022

2.11BSD is a release of UNIX for the PDP-11 by a consortium of CSRG and the USENIX Association. It only run on PDP-11 models with Supervisor mode. It started out basically the same as 2.10BSD, with some upgrades. This version is still getting updates and improvements today.

Some of the things that were added were:

  • Support for full 4.3BSD networking (using Supervisor mode)
  • Support for long filenames
  • 4.3BSD applications that were missing from 2.10BSD

External links