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Episode 99 - The Berkeley Software Distribution

Advent of Computing

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What Is Virtual Addressing?

2BSD was released in the summer of 1979. It's been reported that around 100 copies of the tape shipped, making it a pretty big success all things considered. Virtual addressing or virtual memory really makes up a big topic of discussion. The VACS architecture was designed specifically for this task.

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