[TUHS] unix v4 tape found

[Warner Losh via TUHS]

Sweet talk. Thanks for sharing.

Warner

On Wed, Dec 31, 2025, 8:27 AM Angelo Papenhoff via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org>
wrote:

> And i gave a lightning talk at 39c3:
> https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-lightning-talks-tag-3#t=6345
>
> aap
>
> On 20/12/25, Angelo Papenhoff via TUHS wrote:
> > It's booting too! added info to the readme.
> >
> > =uboot
> > k
> > unix
> >
> > login: root
> > # ls
> > bin
> > dev
> > etc
> > lib
> > mnt
> > tmp
> > unix
> > usr
> > #
> >
> >
> > aap
> >
> > On 20/12/25, Angelo Papenhoff via TUHS wrote:
> > > 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
> > > > >
>