[TUHS] Photo of old Unix manuals

[segaloco via TUHS]

On Tuesday, December 30th, 2025 at 11:26, Thalia Archibald via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:

> segaloco wrote:
> 
> > > https://imgur.com/a/0XawAnx
> > > 
> > > First image is V6 (+BTL Lions Commentary), V7, 3.0, 4.1, 5.0 (BTL), and early standards (/usr/group, SVID 1, X/Open, POSIX draft) and SVID 2-based User's Manual.
> > > 
> > > Second image is 5.0 (WECo), SVR1 (+WWB), 4.2BSD, 4.3BSD, and SVR4.
> > 
> > Covers here: https://imgur.com/a/z59pJjO
> 
> 
> Jim Capp wrote:
> 
> > http://www2.anteil.com/My_UNIX_Bookshelf.JPG
> > The two large volumes are from the Seventh Edition. Volumes 1-5 are from AT&T System V.
> 
> 
> Wow you guys have me so jealous. My UNIX shelf is very thin. I’m too young to have built up a collection like this back in the day and whenever I’ve searched for a V7 or earlier manual, I’ve had no success.
> 
> Thalia

Mine is certainly not a "vintage" collection, rather, years of watching auctions and making connections with folks.  Literature like this pops up on eBay from time to time, especially as lots of stuff from someone's estate or storage unit.  Either way, don't give up hope, there's a lot of stuff floating around out there.  Just know if it's not on my shelf already you may be competing with me for it :)

Long term my library is a gift to some museum whenever the time comes.

- Matt G.