[TUHS] Research Ninth Edition Manual (V1) Found

[Brantley Coile via TUHS]

My Ninth Edition looks even more smudgy. My collection started with the Sixth Edition, which is still knocking around here somewhere. 

1970-76 was a busy time for you folks.

> On Sep 30, 2026, at 10:03 PM, Douglas McIlroy via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:
> 
>> I don't think any version of [v9] is currently preserved.
> 
> I have a complete set of all volumes and printed forms of all
> editions; see https://mcilroy.cs.dartmouth.edu/UnixManuals.jpg. If any
> other needs copying, I could lend it out for the purpose.
> 
>> I wouldn't be surprised if volume two wasn't physically published
> 
> Correct. The only editions with a second volume were v6, v7, anf v10.
> 
> Doug
> Editor, v7-v10.
> 
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 7:46 PM segaloco via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Exciting news, I managed to run down a physical copy of volume one of
>> the Ninth Edition Programmer's Manual.  I don't think any version of
>> this is currently preserved, so I'll try and get it on my scan docket
>> once I've got my new RISC-V machine all stable.  Unfortunately it is
>> just volume one, although given the relative lack of distribution, I
>> wouldn't be surprised if volume two wasn't physically published, but I
>> can't rule that out entirely.
>> 
>> Anywho, it is thicker than the Tenth Edition I've also got sitting here,
>> but I haven't had a chance to thumb through the indices to get a feel
>> for what the delta is.  An exciting find nonetheless!
>> 
>> In the meantime until I get this scanned, happy to entertain any
>> questions on contents.  A question myself:
>> 
>> What would the reach of V9 have materially been in the late 80s vs. V8
>> and V10 around it?  The only artifacts from V9 I'm aware of are
>> contained in the archive from the batterpudding collection. It seems V9
>> is pretty darn obscure in the grand scheme of things, so I find myself
>> curious what the likelihood of something a little closer to virgin BTL
>> tapes popping up actually is vs. trying to get hands on backup tapes or
>> images from running systems being used in BTL between 86-89.
>> 
>> - Matt G.