[TUHS] unix v4 tape found

Angelo Papenhoff via TUHS tuhs at tuhs.org
Sat Dec 20 11:53:30 AEST 2025


I extracted it: http://squoze.net/UNIX/v4/

aap

On 19/12/25, Matt Day via TUHS wrote:
> Rob Ricci updated today on his Mastodon page:
> > The attempt to read the UNIX V4 tape is underway!
> > I'm told "there is data" but I honestly don't know what that means yet.
> -- https://discuss.systems/@ricci/115747843169814700
> The process is being filmed by a TV news crew and some footage is already
> available.
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM Rob Pike via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:
> 
> > https://phanpy.social/#/hachyderm.io/s/115504720323483804
> >
> > From mastodon:
> >
> > <https://discuss.systems/@ricci>
> > Rob Ricci
> > ricci at discuss.systems <https://discuss.systems/@ricci>
> >
> > While cleaning a storage room, our staff found this tape containing #UNIX
> > <https://discuss.systems/tags/UNIX> v4 from Bell Labs, circa 1973
> >
> > Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist:
> > gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_E
> > <https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition>
> >
> > We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum
> >


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