> On May 27, 2016, at 8:52 AM, Swift Griggs <swiftgri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 26 May 2016, Bryan C. Everly wrote: >> I did work in UNIX on a Series-1 in the telecom space. It probably >> still is in use. > > What kind of Unix did they run? There is almost no information on > Wikipedia or elsewhere. I'm just curious because I've heard of PC/IX, > IX/370, and of course I'm *very* famililar with "Ain't Unix" uhhh, I mean > AIX. :-P I work with it nearly every day. However, I don't know squat > about the Unix that ran on a Series-1. >
At this point, I don’t remember the version that IBM was working on (but it was an early Unix version). It was never shipped. At the time IBM was developing Unix on the Series/1, it was in negotiations to *purchase* Unix from AT&T (ie IBM would own Unix rather than AT&T). There was a political fight within IBM and the Unix center of competency moved from Boca Raton, FL to Austin, TX. All of the Series/1 Unix materials were destroyed at that point (it was a *nasty* fight). TTFN - Guy
