Old classic operation system collection

What is that?

I’m pleased to introduce the collection of old classic operating systems ever released! This collection contains very old UNIX, Linux, and OS/2 systems.

How to run this?

For now, I tested this collection for two operating systems: Linux and macOS. Not tested on Windows because I have not used this system for a very long time, sorry. Nevertheless, if you have a scenario on how to run this on Windows and you want to share it with everyone, please welcome it!

How to prepare your host system

NOTE: All actions must be performed in Terminal with the command line interface.

macOS

1. You must have to install brew package manager first:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

2. When OK, install qemu emulator:

   brew install qemu

3. Next, install git:

   brew install git

4. Also, bzip2 and unzip utilities must be installed

Linux

1. In Linux, you can build qemu from source code or install the package depending on your distro

2. Install git for your Linux distro by this manual

3. In 99% of Linux distros bzip2 and unzip utilities are installed by default and you need no additional actions.

Windows

Under investigation...

Okay, all installed. What's next?

Go to disk or partition with more than 10G disk space. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/keedhost/ClassicOS.git

or

git clone [email protected]:keedhost/ClassicOS.git

Navigate to the folder containing OS you want to start. For example:

git clone https://github.com/keedhost/ClassicOS.git
cd "UNIX/SCO UNIX SVR3.2 v4.2"
./start

If all previous steps are successful, you should get a new window with the operation system you started:

OS Catalog

• Linux
  • BOGUS Linux 1.0
  • Debian Linux 0.9
  • Jurix Linux 4.2
  • MCC Interim Linux 1.0
  • Red Hat Linux 1.1
  • Slackware Linux 1.1.2
  • Softlanding Linux System 1.0.5
  • SuSE Linux 5.2
  • TAMU Linux 1.0
  • Xdenu Linux 2.0
  • Yggdrasil Linux 0.9.8
• UNIX
  • AT&T UNIX SVR4.0 v2.1
  • Dell UNIX SVR4.0 Issue 2.2
  • MINIX-vmd 1.7.0
  • SCO UNIX SVR3.2 v4.2
  • SCO Xenix 2.3.4
• OS/2
  • IBM OS/2 1.1
  • IBM OS/2 1.3

FAQ

Q: What credentials I should enter for OS?

A: All credentials you can find in the README.md file in the OS directory

Q: Can I add OS that is not presented in the catalog?

A: Sure. You can write me on Telegram @br_vik and send an OS image file or add it by yourself and create a pull request. If OK, I will merge your changes

Q: I repeated all the steps but OS did not start. What's wrong?

A: I don't know. Maybe, some packages are still not installed on your system. In the terminal output, you should get additional information. If you think that is my mistake, write me on Telegram @br_vik and I will fix it if needed.

Q: My OS has no Internet.

A: I know. This is a limitation for now. Information on how to connect your guest OS to the Internet will be added later.