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Australian input into BSD UNIX?

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From: Adrian Booth Computing Consultan...
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 00:41
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<First, apologies for the inappropriate place to post - couldn't think of
anywhere else>

Before I start, yes I am very aware of the work done by kre et al on BSD.

My question stems from an interesting meeting I had yesterday. I had a 
meeting with <someone> trying to sell me <something> (always a bad way to
start a meeting). Anyway, he started by demonstrating his UNIX background.
A summary of his spiel is:

	- He personally knows Bill Joy
	- In fact, when Bill Joy & Co. wanted to add VM capabilities to
		System 7, Bill came out to Oz
	- Bill visited UTS and RMIT
	- The people at RMIT (including this <someone>) - who had "worked out 
		the VM algorithms but not quite implemented them yet" - 
		told Bill Joy how to add VM to System 7
	- Bill Joy then returned to UCB, added VM using the info he got from
		RMIT, and "became God"
	- So we can all thank the people at RMIT for BSD UNIX, and Bill Joy
		can thank RMIT for making him what he is today

Can any of you knowledgeable types comment on the accuracy of the above?

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From: abcc@DIALix.oz.au (Adrian Booth Computing Consultants)
Subject: Australian input into BSD UNIX?
Organization: DIALix Services, Perth, Western Australia
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Date: Thu, 29 Oct 92 00:41:33 GMT
Message-ID: <1992Oct29.004133.9462@DIALix.oz.au>
Summary: Is the following story true?
Keywords: bsd unix rmit uts
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