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From: Rob Pike <robpike@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:13:59 +1100
To: Will Senn <will.senn@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TUHS] retro-fuse project
Cc: TUHS main list <tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org>
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Please let us know how you go with the Macs. The system interfaces have
become more refractory lately, with virtual file systems a particular
concern.

-rob


On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 4:11 AM Will Senn <will.senn@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2/22/21 10:41 AM, Jay Logue via TUHS wrote:
>
> Lately, I've been playing around in v6 unix and mini-unix with a goal of
> better understanding how things work and maybe doing a little hacking.  As
> my fooling around progressed, it became clear that moving files into and
> out of the v6 unix world was a bit tedious.  So it occurred to me that
> having a way to mount a v6 filesystem under linux or another modern unix
> would be kind of ideal.  At the same time it also occurred to me that
> writing such a tool would be a great way to sink my teeth into the details
> of old Unix code.
> ...
> As I expected, this was a fun and very educational project to work on.  It
> forced me to really understand what was going in the kernel (and to really
> pay attention to what Lions was saying).  It also gave me a little view
> into what it was like to work on Unix back in the day.  Hopefully someone
> else will find my little self-education project useful as well.
>
> --Jay
>
> Yay! I for one, will appreciate this!
>
> Will
>