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TENEX version history #3

Open larsbrinkhoff opened 6 years ago

larsbrinkhoff commented 6 years ago

Can we (re)create a version history for TENEX?

I see the version in here, 1.34, is from late 1975. And TOPS-20 v1 is from early 1976. Does this mean 1.34 was one of the last versions? As released from BBN.

I suppose some sites kept TENEX running and may have made modifications of their own. Like Xerox.

larsbrinkhoff commented 6 years ago

I'll scan Murphys papers for information about TENEX versions.

larsbrinkhoff commented 6 years ago

From Dan Murphys papers:

larsbrinkhoff commented 6 years ago

The file revision histories mention versions 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, and 135.

Earliest revision seems to be in 1971.

b4 commented 6 years ago

Do be aware that I have several more versions than this; these are just the most BBN-pure ones I have.

larsbrinkhoff commented 6 years ago

I'd like there to be a version history for TENEX. Recreated from release notes, email archives, file timestamps, changelogs, etc if necessary. The more data we have, the better the result.

This would also include releases outside BBN, if applicable.

rmaldersoniii commented 6 years ago

DEC created a version of TENEX for the KI-10, substituting the KI's pager for the BBN pager on the KA-10. (This may have been taken up by BBN as one of the releases.) It ran best on a 1077 dual processor.

b4 commented 6 years ago

Dual processor documentation is in the repo.

rmaldersoniii commented 6 years ago

I have a question about the SUMEX archives related to WAITS/TOPS-20 v5.4/Stanford sources. Would you mind contacting me? @b4

larsbrinkhoff commented 4 years ago

TENEX-132.DOC says 1.32 was released 15 February 1974.

larsbrinkhoff commented 4 years ago

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATION AND TENEX RELATED ACTIVITIES says 1.33 was available in January 1975.

larsbrinkhoff commented 4 years ago

\<134-TENEX>134-ME.TXT says 23 DEC 1975.

larsbrinkhoff commented 4 years ago

RFC 543 implies 1.31 was running by 1 APR 1973.

larsbrinkhoff commented 4 years ago

RFC 412 says 1.29 was running on 11-NOV-72.

larsbrinkhoff commented 4 years ago

RFC 307 has a 25-FEB-72 login session with TENEX 1.28.

\<128-TENEX>SYS.COLLECT has the text

;8 NOV 71, 1633:
;PARAMETERS FOR SYSTEM A

DEFINE SYSTXT
<   FOO <BBN-TENEX 1.28, SYSTEM-A>>
larsbrinkhoff commented 4 years ago

RFC 254 has a 6-AUG-71 login session with TENEX 1.26.

larsbrinkhoff commented 4 years ago

Architecting a Secure Enterprise with a Systems-Thinking Approach has a 08-APR-72 login session with TENEX 1.25. Also features the Creeper.

larsbrinkhoff commented 4 years ago

BBN Report No. 2182 implies TENEX 1.21 was available on 5-APR-71.