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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:14467 comp.unix.sys5.misc:498 comp.unix.sys5.r4:7980 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!sun4nl!fwi.uva.nl!smagt From: smagt@fwi.uva.nl (Patrick van der Smagt) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.sys5.misc,comp.unix.sys5.r4 Subject: giving a class: BSD vs SysV?? Date: 1 Aug 1994 08:28:44 GMT Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam Lines: 15 Distribution: world Message-ID: <31ibns$3d@mail.fwi.uva.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: carol.fwi.uva.nl Next fall I'm giving a class on computer architecture etc. for students specialised in AI (specialisation of CompSci dept.). One of the things I'm covering is an intro to Unix (we run mostly Sun machines here running SunOS 4.1.3 or Solaris 2.3). I'd like to tell them the basic difference between BSD Unix and SysV Unix, but don't see anything in giving them a list of changed/differing system calls, etc. If anyone could provide me with - a history of BSD Unix - a history of SysV Unix - a clear explanation of what's the basic difference I'd be tremendously grateful---and my students, too. Patrick