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From: maximum entropy
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 01:06

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In article <1992Apr13.130935.6899@sci.kun.nl> tmiller@sci.kun.nl (Todd M. Miller) writes:
   1. Acquire a copy of Unix from someone who has it on their PRO already.  Unix
   for the PRO reportedly came from VenturCom in Massachuesetts.  I called them
   and they said they didn't sell Unix for the PRO anymore.  To me that means
   they don't really care too much about it anymore either.  

Unfortunately, Venix (VenturCom's UNIX for the Pro) reads the Pro's
ID-PROM and generates some numbers which you were supposed to give to
VenturCom over the phone to get a code that would allow you to install
Venix on your machine.  Without the code for your ID-PROM, you can't
install it.  So, copying Venix is non-trivial.  I doubt VenturCom is
willing to give out these passwords anymore.  So, your best bet is to
buy a used Pro that already has Venix installed on it.  If you can
find one, that is....

Cheers,
entropy
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