386BSD RELEASE 0.0 REGISTRATION FORM AND SURVEY As of 1992, William F. Jolitz, the developer of 386BSD, will have spent three years working on this project, from writing the initial 386BSD specification and supplying his own equipment to his present completion of the first UNEN- CUMBERED SOURCE BSD SYSTEM FOR THE 386/486. This first release, 386BSD Release 0.0, is based on the BSD Networking 2 Release (June 1991) from the University of California at Berkeley, which already included much of the earlier 386BSD work that Bill had contributed to the University of Califor- nia for distribution to all interested parties. In addi- tion, Bill has made minimal changes to this release to make the system bootable and operational (see William F. Jolitz and Lynne Greer Jolitz, Missing Pieces, Dr. Dobbs Journal May-June 1992). 386BSD Release 0.0 is intended by the developer of 386BSD to be used for educational and research purposes. As such, the developer of this release is making it available to the user at no charge, in order to encourage and facili- tate its use in research and education. However, 386BSD has been a costly product to develop and maintain, and continues to consume enormous resources. As such, the user may elect to make a contribution to defray the cost of development and to demonstrate support of this project. Should you with to make a contribution, return this form with your check or money order (suggested contribution: $50.00US binary and $100.00US source) to Lynne Greer Jolitz 386BSD Registration 447 61ST Street Oakland, CA. 94609 USA +1-510-420-0174 FAX ljolitz@cardio.ucsf.edu There is no mandatory payment required by the developer for use of 386BSD Release 0.0, nor will there be any mandatory payment required for the use of any future releases of 386BSD done by the developer. However, your contribution would be greatly appreciated. Due to the "free" nature of 386BSD Release 0.0, we can- not provide "on-demand" support. 386BSD is an experimental research system intended for exploration and study. The inclusion of source code allows the creative and industrious student of operating systems to modify, correct, augment and 386BSD REGFORM 1 March 1992 otherwise alter the system in any manner desired. Reliance on 386BSD Release 0.0 for other than it's intended purposes is specifically discouraged. However, ample documentation is readily available and should be obtained. For users who wish to understand the 386BSD system conceived by William F. Jolitz and Lynne Greer Jolitz, and developed by William F. Jolitz, we recommend the user study written references such as the Porting UNIX to the 386 series (beginning January 1991 Dr. Dobbs Journal, USA and beginning June 1991 UNIX Magazin, Germany) by William F. Jolitz and Lynne Greer Jolitz, as well as other books on UNIX and the on-line 386BSD User Manual before use. A book discussing the internals of 386BSD by William F. Jolitz and Lynne Greer Jolitz entitled 386BSD from the Inside-Out will be available late 1992. We do encourage feedback, however, on bug fixes, prob- lems and solutions which arise during configuration, and improvements to 386BSD Release 0.0. These changes will be incorporated back into the system, and made available once again to the 386BSD audience, to further encourage use of this system. Please complete and return this registration form and survey via email or regular mail, so we can add you to the list of 386BSD Release 0.0 users. Thank you for your support. Lynne Greer Jolitz TeleMuse 386BSD REGFORM 2 March 1992 ____________________________________________________________ 386BSD RELEASE 0.0 REGISTRATION FORM AND SURVEY Please complete this registration form and survey and return it to: Lynne Greer Jolitz 386BSD Registration 447 61ST Street Oakland, CA. 94609 USA +1-510-420-0174 FAX ljolitz@cardio.ucsf.edu Should you wish to make a monetary contribution, please attach check or money order and return with the registration form. Registration Information: NAME: TITLE: FIRM: ADDRESS: COUNTRY: PHONE: FAX: EMAIL: 1. What type of site are you working at? college/university research lab commercial individual/consultant other: 2. Do you have Internet access? 3. Do you work on (commercial/government/university/other) projects? 386BSD REGFORM 3 March 1992 386BSD Interest 1. Where did you first find out about 386BSD? (email/magazine/other) 2. Did you obtain a copy of the NET/2 release (June 1991)? If yes, what did you find useful? what did you find lacking? If no, why not? (too expensive/not bootable/not complete/other) 3. Where did you obtain 386BSD Release 0.0 ? boot floppy? binary? source? 4. Do you find the article series of use in learning about 386BSD? What aspect of 386BSD would you like to read more about? What technical areas should we cover in more depth? 386BSD Release 0.0 Usage 1. What do you intend to use 336BSD Release 0.0 for? development system networking/gateway individual research personal work replacement for MS-DOS replacement for other UNIX other: 2. What aspect of 386BSD most interests you? source availability binary availability advanced operating system advanced networking other: 386BSD REGFORM 4 March 1992 3. Would students be using this system? (yes/no) If yes, would 386BSD be integrated into a course or lab study? 4. What aspects of 386BSD Release 0.0 do you most like? 5. What aspects of 386BSD Release 0.0 would you like to see improved? 6 Would you like to help contribute to this effort to facilitate further releases of 386BSD? (Check all that apply) yes - software enhancements to 386BSD yes - hardware loans for new software testing yes - monetary contribution to 386BSD effort (see instructions) yes - other items: no 386BSD Goals The developer's goal for 386BSD was to provide an advanced operating system for educational and research pur- poses on an inexpensive PC platform. In 1990, CSRG expanded that goal to encompass an unencumbered release accessible to anyone. 1. Do you think these goals have now been met with the release of 386BSD Release 0.0? Why or why not? 2. Do you think 386BSD Release 0.0 is a good idea? Why or why not? 3. Do you think that the article series is a good idea? 386BSD REGFORM 5 March 1992 4. Do you think a book on 386BSD would be a good idea? Boot Floppy 1. What is your PC system configuration? Please be spe- cific, as success can vary with a difference in manu- facture date or variation. 386/486/387: ISA/EISA/SCSI: RAM size: drive(s) type and size: tape(s) type and size: ethernet type: graphics type: serial type: parallel type: other: 2. Did you find the correct disklabel or did you create your own? If you created your own, please include parameters. 3. Did it find all devices? What devices were not found? 4. Did you try different combinations of configuration types? What combinations succeeded? What combinations failed? 5. Shadow RAM should be disabled. Did your configuration program allow you to do this? Did you have to alter the configuration program in other ways? Downloading the System 1. What mechanism did you use to download or transfer the rest of the system? (floppy/tape/network/other) 386BSD REGFORM 6 March 1992 2. Were you able to load the system onto the PC? Did you have any problems? 3. After booting the system off the hard disk, did you encounter any problems? Bugs 1. What bugs have you found in this system? Please attach any pertinent printouts and system messages. Please also attach any bug fixes for others to use. Other Comments 1. If you have any suggestions or comments regarding 386BSD Release 0.0 or our writings on this subject, please take a moment and attach them. Thank you for completing this survey. Your input will help us in making 386BSD Release 0.0 more accessible and targeted to your needs. ____________________________________________________________ 386BSD REGFORM 7 March 1992