[TUHS] Research Ninth Edition Manual (V1) Found

[Arnold Robbins via TUHS]

Doug,

What version / edition is the manual in the lower lefthand corner from?
It has the black cover with the number/letter blocks on it.

Thanks,

Arnold

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.