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3.0 BSD was [[32v]] with a better virtual memory system, that went from 32'v swapping , to a paged system.  Additionally all of the BSD tools from [[2.9 BSD]] on the [[PDP-11]] were ported over, including [[vi]].
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'''3BSD''' (called the '''Third Berkeley Software Distribution''' in contemporary documentation, generally given as the acronym) was [[Unix/32V]] with a better [[virtual memory]] system, that went from 32V's [[swapping]], to a paged system.  Additionally all of the BSD tools from [[1BSD]] & [[2BSD]] on the [[PDP-11]] were ported over, including [[vi]]. I've poorly transcribed the setup documentation here [[Setting up the Third Berkeley Software Tape]].  This was the first full fledged OS from Berkley, as the 1&2 releases were just patches to [[Unix Seventh Edition|V7]].
 
 
  
 
== 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.
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Right now, make sure you have the [[VAX-11/780]] emulator from [[SIMH]] 3.8-0 or higher, then you can follow [[Installing 3 BSD on SIMH]].
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Alternativly you can go to [http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/ http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/] for more information.
  
 
== What Runs? ==  
 
== What Runs? ==  
  
Not very much.... 3 BSD does not provide any modern networking, and the C compiler is far from ANSI.
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Not very much.... 3 BSD does not provide any modern networking, and the C compiler is far from ANSI.  The [[DZ11 asynchronous serial line interface|DZ11]] emulation in SIMH is not working.
  
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== Games ==
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The following games are in 3 BSD:
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*adventure
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*arithmetic
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*backgammon
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*banner
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*bcd
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*ching
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*fish
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*fortune
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*hangman
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*number
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*quiz
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*random
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*trek
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*wump
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==External links==
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* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=3BSD 3BSD] - 3BSD at [[The Unix Heritage Society|TUHS]]
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** [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=3BSD/usr/man/man0/intro Introduction to Volume  1] - "This volume gives descriptions of the publicly available features of the UNIX/32V system, as extended to provide a virtual memory environment and other enhancements at U. C. Berkeley."
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** [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=3BSD/usr/doc/vmunix Third Berkeley Software Distribution]
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*** [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=3BSD/usr/doc/vmunix Design and Implementation of the Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions to the UNIX Operating System]
  
 
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[[Category: CSRG BSD]]

Revision as of 12:23, 22 June 2022


3 BSD/VM
3bsd.png
Logging into a 3 BSD/VM system
Type: Multitasking, multiuser
Creator: CSRG
Architecture: VAX, theoretically portable
This Version: 3.0 (1979)
Date Released: 1979


3BSD (called the Third Berkeley Software Distribution in contemporary documentation, generally given as the acronym) was Unix/32V with a better virtual memory system, that went from 32V's swapping, to a paged system. Additionally all of the BSD tools from 1BSD & 2BSD on the PDP-11 were ported over, including vi. I've poorly transcribed the setup documentation here Setting up the Third Berkeley Software Tape. This was the first full fledged OS from Berkley, as the 1&2 releases were just patches to V7.

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 you can follow Installing 3 BSD on SIMH. Alternativly you can go to http://zazie.tom-yam.or.jp/starunix/ for more information.

What Runs?

Not very much.... 3 BSD does not provide any modern networking, and the C compiler is far from ANSI. The DZ11 emulation in SIMH is not working.

Games

The following games are in 3 BSD:

  • adventure
  • arithmetic
  • backgammon
  • banner
  • bcd
  • ching
  • fish
  • fortune
  • hangman
  • number
  • quiz
  • random
  • trek
  • wump

External links