On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 12:49 PM segaloco via TUHS <tuhs(a)tuhs.org> wrote:
So in working on an unrelated 6502 project, I got to
wondering about UNIX
on it and other 8-bits. Did some Googling, and while I was able to turn up
some attempts at UNIX-likes on 6502 as well as Z80, the only one I found
that might have some Bell connection is "uNIX" as documented here:
https://bitsavers.org/pdf/uNIX/uNIX_Jan82.pdf
A forum post I read suggested those involved were some former Bell folks
from NJ. In any case, this begs the question for me: Were there ever any
serious attempts at an 8-bit UNIX in the labs or Bell System at large?
Certainly it would've provided quite the challenge without much return
compared with 16 and 32-bit efforts, but does anyone know if, say, an
LSX/Mini-UNIX-ish attempt was ever made at the 6502, Z80, or other 8-bits?
Thanks all!