######################################################################### # 1BSD and 2BSD versions # ######################################################################### # $Revision: 1.10 $ $Date: 2000/06/25 08:35:26 $ # # [wkt] I need to examine the files for each version, and see how V6/V7 # are related to the early 2BSDs. 1bsd Name: 1BSD Date: 1978-03-09 Reference: Quarter Century of UNIX by Peter Salus, pg 142 # PDP-11, Pascal, ex(1) # 30 free copies of 1BSD sent out # 35 tapes sold for 50 USD [QCU] 2bsd Name: 2BSD Date: 1979-05-10 Reference: last-mod times on Distributions/ucb/2bsd.tar in PUPS Successor to 1bsd 1000 Code taken from v6 # 75 2BSD tapes shipped # Note: csh in 2bsd is derived from the v6 Mashey shell. # Therefore: 2bsd is `derived' from v6, in some sense. # [wkt] This is a confusing release. The following commentary refers to the # file Distributions/ucb/2.79bsd.tar in the PUPS Archive. The file /LABEL says: # Second Berkeley Software Tape # Apr 1980 TAR 800BPI 2.79bsd (no kernel) # The /README has two dates: # Thu Apr 19 23:25:43 PST 1979 (original 2BSD date) # Fri Feb 20 22:34:06 PST 1981 (followed by some blurb) # The file /install.ms has the information: # revised March 1980 # The timestamps in the file show a large gap from Jun 1979 to Jan 1980, # and then timestamps continually to Jun 1981. I will use the Apr 1980 # date as given in /LABEL # # Note: 2.79 doesn't have any AT&T UNIX source code in it. 2.79bsd Name: 2.79BSD Date: 1980-04 Reference: /LABEL in Distributions/ucb/2.79bsd.tar Successor to 2bsd 1000 # [wkt] Note on the 2.8 entries. I don't have a definitive date of release for # 2.8BSD. From somewhere I have the reference of KSJ, but I don't know what # that means. The 2.8 tape in the PUPS archive is from a release dated # Sep 8, 1982. 2.8bsd Name: 2.8BSD Date: 1981-07 Reference: KSJ Successor to 2.79bsd 1000 Code taken from v7 # I don't know what page this reference comes from. 2.8.1bsd Name: 2.8.1BSD Date: 1982-01 Reference: Quarter Century of UNIX by Peter Salus Successor to 2.8bsd 1000 # set of performance improvements 2.8.2bsd Name: 2.8.2BSD Date: 1982-09-08 Reference: file LABEL in Distributions/ucb/2.8bsd.tar Successor to 2.8.1bsd 1000 # [wkt] Again a reference to KSJ. I must find out what this is. 2.9bsd Name: 2.9BSD Date: 1983-07 Reference: KSJ Successor to 2.8.2bsd 1000 Code taken from 4.1cbsd 2.9.1bsd Name: 2.9.1BSD Date: 1983-11 Reference: kernel notice in file in Distributions/ucb/2.9BSD Successor to 2.9bsd 1000 # [wkt] Get Steven to confirm this date. What was this release? 2.9seismo Name: 2.9BSD-Seismo Date: 1985-08 Reference: Steven Schultz, sms@moe.2bsd.com Successor to 2.9.1bsd 1000 # [wkt] Another unknown reference source. Chase this up. 2.10bsd Name: 2.10BSD Date: 1987-04 Reference: KKK Successor to 2.9seismo 1000 Code taken from 4.3bsd 2.10.1bsd Name: 2.10.1BSD Date: 1989 Reference: Quarter Century of UNIX by Peter Salus, pg 143 Successor to 2.10bsd 1000 # [wkt] Get Steven to confirm this date. 2.11bsd Name: 2.11BSD Date: 1992-02 Reference: Steven Schultz, sms@moe.2bsd.com Successor to 2.10.1bsd 1000 2.11pl100 Name: 2.11BSD patch 100 Date: 1993-01 Reference: Steven Schultz, sms@moe.2bsd.com, in comp.bugs.2bsd Successor to 2.11bsd 1000 2.11pl200 Name: 2.11BSD patch 200 Date: 1994-12 Reference: Steven Schultz, sms@moe.2bsd.com, in comp.bugs.2bsd Successor to 2.11pl100 1000 Code taken from 4.4lite 2.11pl300 Name: 2.11BSD patch 300 Date: 1996-02 Reference: Steven Schultz, sms@moe.2bsd.com, in comp.bugs.2bsd Successor to 2.11pl200 1000 2.11pl335 Name: 2.11BSD patch 335 Date: 1996-11 Reference: Steven Schultz, sms@moe.2bsd.com, in comp.bugs.2bsd Successor to 2.11pl300 1000 Code taken from 4.4lite2 2.11pl400 Name: 2.11BSD patch 400 Date: 1998-01 Reference: Steven Schultz, sms@moe.2bsd.com, in comp.bugs.2bsd Successor to 2.11pl335 1000