Re: [Comp-hist-devel] Bootstrap family tree

[Kurt R. <ku...@ra...>]

This is a good idea, and actually it even has potential for hardware, because some computers had to be booted from another - machines like the Xerox Alto, and the Cray T3e, which had to be booted from an attached Cray C90.
Scott, what do you think?

-Kurt
On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 10:22:35AM +0100, Lars Brinkhoff wrote:
> I have an idea for an additional type of information to collect:
> which operating system was used to develop and bootstrap another
> operating system.
> 
> For example, the Linux 0.01 entry should maybe look like this:
> 
>         Linux 0.01
>           Type: OS
>           Date: 1991 Sep 17
>           Reference: Linux Kernel Version History
>           Influenced by: Minix 1.2
>           Bootstrapped on: Minix 1.2
>           Ran on:
>             Intel 80386 SX
>             Intel 80386 DX
>             Intel 80386 SL
> 
> 
> Or, the UNICS entry:
> 
>         Uniplexed Information and Computing Service 
>           Type: OS 
>           Date: 1969 Sep 
>           Reference: Quarter Century of UNIX by Peter Salus, pg 43
>           Status: research
>           Influenced by: The Multics Project 
>           Bootstrapped on: GECOS <some version>
>           Runs on: The Digital Equipment Corporation
>                    Programmed Data Processor, model 7
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