[TUHS] unix v4 tape found

Rob Pike via TUHS tuhs at tuhs.org
Fri Nov 7 08:41:32 AEST 2025


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Rob Ricci
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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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