Unix Heritage Wiki

unix_archive - [FTP Access]

admin (admin@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-20T23:02:42+00:00

The Unix Archive The Unix Archive is available via various protocols from several sites. We would love to have more mirrors of this archive. If you could provide a mirror of this site, please let Warren Toomey know. Web Access Web access to the Unix Archive is available from:

unixware - initial commit!

kazuo (kazuo@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-22T03:31:55+00:00

Univel/Novell UnixWare/SCO UnixWare First Release Date: 1992 Final Release Date: 2018 Released By: Novell, later SCO, now Xinuos Source Code: Never officially released, leaks exist History: UnixWare was a product of the Unix Systems Laboratories section of AT&T, as they were releasing the USL System V release 4.2. It uses the VERITAS VxFS as of release 2. Novell quickly purchased both USL and Univel in 1993. UnixWare 1.1 was released in 1994 with full TCP/IP support in all editions (Uni…

commercial_unixes

kazuo (kazuo@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-22T03:17:50+00:00

There were many commercial versions of Unix and BSD. This page is obviously far from a definitive list, but it will provide links to those in the TUHS Archive. V7M Ultrix Venix gl2 4D1/IRIX Unixware

irix - initial commit!

kazuo (kazuo@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-21T05:59:15+00:00

Silicon Graphics 4D1 / IRIX First Release Date: 1988-1989 Final Release Date: August 16th, 2006 Released By: Silicon Graphics Source Code: Never officially released, partially leaked History: SGI 4D1 was the followup to gl2, combining elements of that and MIPS Computer Systems risc/os. Early versions were based on System V Release 2 and 3, later versions, called IRIX, were based on Release 4.

gl2 - List for works cited fixed.

kazuo (kazuo@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-21T05:16:51+00:00

Silicon Graphics Computer Systems GL2 Release Date: May, 1986 Released By: Silicon Graphics Computer Systems Source Code: 3.6 archived on Bitsavers History: SGI GL2 is an early derivative of System V "Release 0" released on the IRIS 1000 through 3000 terminals and workstations (The different editions are prefixed with T for terminal or W for workstation).

standards

segaloco (segaloco@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-10-24T17:50:46+00:00

Standards /usr/group [1984 /usr/group Proposed Standard] [1984 /usr/group Final Standard] Prepared on January 17, 1984, the /usr/group standard is an early UNIX standard proposed by the /usr/group international network of UNIX users. This document was published along with the “Reviewer's Guide to the PROPOSED /usr/group Standard

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why_start_tuhs

admin (admin@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-15T00:58:48+00:00

Why Did I Start the Unix Heritage Society? 13th December 2015 I wrote this ages ago, but it makes a good blog entry. Why did I start up the Unix Heritage Society? I think the seed was placed way back in 1982 when I spent two weeks at a summer school for high-school students at the

usg2

segaloco (segaloco@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-07-08T23:31:54+00:00

USG PG-1C300 Issue 2 Release Date: January, 1976 Released By: UNIX Support Group Source Code: None Available Documentation: UNIX Programmer's Manual PG-1C300 Issue 2 is the programmer's manual and UNIX Program Description is a description of the various routines in the Issue 2 kernel UNIX Program Generic Issue 2, otherwise known as PG-1C300, is a version of the UNIX operating system issued by the UNIX Support Group in January of 1976. The Program Generic line was used as a standard, suppo…

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segaloco (segaloco@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-06-17T19:35:48+00:00

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