IBM AIX Documentations

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Specific Notes/Trouble Shooting

• Local FAQ/How-To's

Resources

Downloads

• Freeware archive at UCLA (now dead),
  rescued binaries @ computer-refuge,
  rescued binaries @ TU Cottbus,
  rescued pages local.
• Freeware archive at Bull
• Freeware archive at IBM
• Yet more freeware
• IBMs AIX software archive (fixes etc.)
• The Written Word archive
• PWare (for AIX 5.2 & 5.3, bff format)
• AIX 3.2 for download ?
• Open Sound System for AIX

Documentations

General

• IBM Online Documentations
  • Support & downloads
  • IBM eServer pSeries and AIX Information Center
  • AIX 4.3
  • AIX 5.1
  • AIX 5.2
  • AIX 5.3 (pSeries Info centre)
• Collection of hints and tips: web (dead site?), local copy
• FAQ

AIX 4.1

• Writing a Device Driver SC23-2593-00 (PDF)

AIX 3.x (historical)

• IBM AIX Version 3.2 for RISC System/6000 (January 21, 1992): Web
• AIX Version 3.2 Source Code for RISC System/6000 (February 02, 1993): Web
• IBM AIX Version 3.2.3 for RISC System/6000 (October 20, 1992): Web
• IBM AIX for RS/6000 Version 3.2.5,IBM Hardware and Software Sales Manual,5756-030 (web) , (local)

AIX 2.x (for the IBM PC RT)

• FAQ collection of 1994, collected 2005 (?)
  
  • Index
  • Question/Answers
  • OS specific hardware
  • FAQs
  • Porting software
  • Software questions
  • AOS FAQ
  • Hardware
• Another FAQ collection, but less complete ?
  • 1/4 Hardware specific additions web, local
    
  • 2/4 System Software topics web, local
    
  • 3/4 Various subject Q & A topics web, local
    
  • 4/4 Software porting web, local
    
• Chaos Corner V01 N04 07August91 (on AIX 2, PC-RT, ...)

AIX 1.x (for PS/2)

• Withdrawal announcement (PDF), (PS) (December 6, 1994)
• Download from Vetusware (login/registration required)
• L.Ohland's AIX for PS/2 pages. All you want to know. All you want to have.
  A mirror.
• more AIX 1.3 for PS/2 (dead site), (rescued)

Sites

• comp.unix.aix: Usenet, Google
• Rootvg pSeries (RS/6000) portal
  • Main site
  • Archive
• IBM AIX support site
• IBM POWER Systems Overview (LLNL)
• 1.3 Aix Ps/2 discussions
• Nekochan Net View topic - AIX 1.3

Articles

• Computerwoche
  • CW #46 13.11.1987: 1988 wird das Jahr des neuen IBM-Betriebssystems: Big Blue serviert OS/2 häppchenweise (AIX PS/2 mentioned)
  • CW #11 11.03.1988: Unix-Markt hat kritische Masse erreicht (same)
  • CW #05 31.01.1992: keine Euphorie über RS/6000: IBM entdeckt Softwaredefizite
  • CW #41 09.10.1992: AIX PS/2 in Version 1.3
  • CW #37 10.09.1993: Isis-Report ermittelt den Unix-Favoriten
  • CW #18 05.05.1995: Der Markt fuer 32-Bit-Systemsoftware: OS/2 und NT verbuchen hoechste Zuwachsraten auf den Servern
  • CW #14 23.03.2006: IBM feiert 20 Jahre AIX
• IBM Celebrates 20 Years of AIX
• Firing up IBM's Unix business
• IBM's AIX 6 drops 'L,' adds 'S' | The Register
• The Unix Guardian--IBM's AIX Roadmap Through 2015
• IBM System p Application Virtual Environment for x86 Linux

Miscellaneous

• Some dated sendmail readme, web, local
• MASS (Mathematical Acceleration Subsystem) for AIX