BernieJun 30, 2024

Did you know that you could install #Commodore's official #UNIX #SVR4 on your real or emulated #Amiga?

I'd like to give it a shot. The main obstacle will be obtaining the boot floppies and the installation tape. Yes, Amix was distributed on a QIC-150 tape 😎

This is where I'd turn to one of several Amiga pirate boards in the '90s, but even those are long gone 😢

https://www.amigaunix.com/doku.php/installation
#unixporn #retrocomputing

installation [Amiga Unix Wiki]

Show threadRobert "Anaerin" JohnstonJun 30, 2024
@codewiz Would you like a copy? I happen to know a guy...
Show threadBernieJun 30, 2024
@anaerin Erm... I sure would! 🤫
Show threadBernieJun 30, 2024

Oh wait, I didn't scroll down far enough: step 3 gives a link to a 107MB ZIP file containing separate tape segments:

amixlist
unixcont
core
bsd
Cdev
lp
man
net
public
sysadm
terminfo
text
uucp
Xcore
Xbasic
olcore
Xtras
Xdev
oldev
conf
emacs
games
amigasrc
emacsrc
gnusrc
gnusrc2
pubsrc
Xsource
X11r5src

@anaerin #amiga #unix

Show threadBernieJun 30, 2024
@anaerin Each segment contains an uncompressed cpio archive:
Show threadRobert "Anaerin" Johnston
@codewiz That's nice, looks like a complete 2.01. I sent you a link to a folder with both disks and tapes for 2.03 as well.
Jun 30, 2024 at 6:51amWeb
Show threadBernieJun 30, 2024

@anaerin Ah, look! They also have a download area with multiple releases... including the newer 2.1 (which is distinct from 2.01).

Silly of me to worry that the Internet would forget so easily about Amix...

https://www.amigaunix.com/doku.php/downloads
#Amix #Amiga #UNIX #SVR4

downloads [Amiga Unix Wiki]

Show threadBernieJul 3, 2024

With a lot of help from the author of #Amiberry, I was able to boot Amiga UNIX v2.1 patch 2a!

https://github.com/BlitterStudio/amiberry/issues/1376

@anaerin @oloturia #Amiga #UNIX #SVR4 #retrocomputing

Add A300 SCSI controller and tape support for Amiga UNIX (amix) · Issue #1376 · BlitterStudio/amiberry

Describe the bug The configuration described in the Amiga Unix install page works with FS-UAE 3.1.66, crashes with Amiberry, either version 5.7.3 or git master. To Reproduce Configure Amiberry as d...

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