C. D. Cantrell's Web Links - UNIX and UNIX workstations

UNIX versions

• NetBSD is a collection of ports of BSD 4.4-Lite to non-Intel platforms. Source code is freely available.
• FreeBSD is a port of BSD 4.4-Lite to the Intel 80x86 architecture. Source code is freely available.
• linux is a UNIX-like operating system with free source code and many thousands of users worldwide
• Solaris is Sun's version of UNIX System V Release 4, with a good GUI
  • Free Solaris promotion for non-commercial use
  • Solaris 2 FAQ

Documentation

• The UNIX Reference Desk
• The UNIX System Administrator's Resource Center
• Documentation for Sun Microsystems hardware and software
  • Solaris 2.6 manual pages
  • Personal Answerbook for Sun workstations
  • Sun online documentation
    • NIS+, NIS and DNS
  • Sun PC hardware compatibility lists for Solaris x86
  • Sun help
  • 4.4BSD-Lite documentation
• SunSites include archives of Solaris freeware
• Sun FAQs
  • Sun admin FAQ (mostly pertains to SunOS 4.1.x)
  • Sun CD-ROM FAQ
  • Sun NVRAM (EEPROM) FAQ
• Useful tools for Sun workstations and Solaris
• PAM, password/group authorization
• Sun hardware reference
• Sun's hardware-independent Open Boot / Open Firmware
• Using a Sun monitor on a PC
• The FreeBSD Source Tree is a complete cross-reference of the FreeBSD source distribution

Shareware/freeware

• scsiinfo gives detailed information about attached SCSI devices
• sysinfo gives useful system information such as RAM, CPU, devices, etc.
• Zip/Jaz tool for Solaris 2.x
• Plug-n-play SCSI disk driver

Patches

• The SunSolve site provides HTML access to Sun public patches for registered members
• FTP access to Sun public patches

Hardware sources and instruction set architectures

• SunExpress
• MIPS Technologies
• Tadpole-RDI manufactures Sun-compatible laptops
• DEC Alpha AXP Architecture
• IBM RISC System/6000
• Silicon Graphics

On-line magazines

• Network Computing's Unix World