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

[Scott F. <sj...@ra...>]

On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 06:12:43AM -0500, the keyboard of Kurt Raschke was alleged to have written:
> 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?

Sounds great. I'll look into it after all the DBM stuff is sorted 
out.

> 
> -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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