[TUHS] Re: Found: 4.1BSD User's Manual Volume 2C Comb-Bound

I checked my bookshelf - my 4.1BSD manuals are the same Bell Labs printing as the two Worthpoint links below. AFAIK they are a vanilla printing of the soft copy from the 4.1 BSD tape. If there is any value to documenting this further, please let me know. Thanks, Mary Ann Horton (she/her/ma'am) maryannhorton.com “This is a great book about an amazing journey of a woman who went through hell to become the person she is today.” - Monica Helms, creator of the transgender flag "Brave and Important - Don’t miss this wonderful book!" - Laura L. Engel, Intl. Memoir Writers Assn. Available on Amazon and bn.com. Audiobook on Google Play. https://www.amazon.com/Trailblazer-Lighting-Transgender-Equality-Corporate-… On 10/9/23 19:11, Jonathan Gray wrote: > On Mon, Oct 09, 2023 at 04:17:36PM +0000, segaloco via TUHS wrote: > >> Spotted this and ordered it on eBay >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/235246689392 >> After the link is a pretty nondescript comb-bound 4.1BSD User's >> Manual Volume 2C. I don't think I've seen comb-bound issues prior >> to the USENIX 4.2BSD set that introduced the Beastie cover. Does >> anyone know if there was a limited run produced by the Berkeley >> folks themselves or if this is more likely a one-off someone printed >> for themselves? Either way, this is an exciting find for the >> completeness of my library, this would leave 3BSD as the only VAX >> BSD version I don't have any Volume 2C papers in my bookshelf from. >> If this does prove to be issue from Berkeley or someone directly >> adjacent to them, the next thing I hope to figure out is if this >> has Volume 1 and Volume 2A/2B companions. I find myself curious >> because the 4BSD Volume 2C I have was following a plain Jane Version >> 7 Volume 2A/2B rather than also 4BSD 2A/2B, so whoever curated that >> set either got them that way or clobbered V7 and 4BSD docs together >> themselves. > > Brian Ehrmantraut's photo has two 4.1BSD volumes: > https://www.facebook.com/groups/internetoldfarts/posts/722465582733996/ > Link from when the Wollongong Group version of the commentary was > mentioned here. > > There was a Bell Laboratories printing of the 4.1BSD manuals. > https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1981-bell-laboratories-unix-users-19… > > https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1980-bell-laboratories-unix-19475783… > A list of documents included with the distribution can be found in > doc/vmunix/cover*. Below text from 4.1a.tar.gz included in the CSRG > Archives. > > July 8, 1981 > > This is a full distribution kit for the second release of > the Fourth Berkeley software tape, known as 4.1bsd. The > package you received should have contained: > > 1) Either a 2400' 1600 bpi magnetic tape or two RK07 disk > cartridges containing the basic system software; this > is the bootstrap distribution media. A second 2400' > 1600 bpi tape or a third RK07 disk cartridge contains > additional material beyond the basic system on the > first tape (INGRES, source for documents in the > manuals, bit mapped fonts, etc.) > > 2) Documents titled ``Installing and operating 4.1bsd'', > ``Bug fixes and changes in 4.1bsd'', ``Changes to the > kernel in 4.1bsd'', and ``Hints on configuring VAX > systems for UNIX'' > > 3) A two sided copy of volume 1 of the programmer's > manual. > > 4) A single sided, reproduction-quality copy of Volume 1 > of the programmer's manual for the system. > > 5) A copy of a document describing fsck. > > 6) A two sided copy of volumes 2a and 2b of the > programmer's manual. > > 7) A single sided, reproduction-quality, copy of Volume 2c > of the programmer's manual for the system. > > 8) 2 Vi Reference Cards and a master for reproducing > cards. > > 9) Three documents describing the Berkeley Network. > > 10) Two documents on the internals of the Pascal system. > manual and a new table of contents for volume 2c.