From tuhs at tuhs.org Thu Jan 1 01:26:50 2026 From: tuhs at tuhs.org (Angelo Papenhoff via TUHS) Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:26:50 +0100 Subject: [TUHS] unix v4 tape found In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 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 wrote: > > > > > > > https://phanpy.social/#/hachyderm.io/s/115504720323483804 > > > > > > > > From mastodon: > > > > > > > > > > > > Rob Ricci > > > > ricci at discuss.systems > > > > > > > > While cleaning a storage room, our staff found this tape containing #UNIX > > > > v4 from Bell Labs, circa 1973 > > > > > > > > Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: > > > > gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_E > > > > > > > > > > > > We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum > > > > From tuhs at tuhs.org Thu Jan 1 01:33:06 2026 From: tuhs at tuhs.org (Warner Losh via TUHS) Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:33:06 -0700 Subject: [TUHS] unix v4 tape found In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sweet talk. Thanks for sharing. Warner On Wed, Dec 31, 2025, 8:27 AM Angelo Papenhoff via TUHS 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 > wrote: > > > > > > > > > https://phanpy.social/#/hachyderm.io/s/115504720323483804 > > > > > > > > > > From mastodon: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rob Ricci > > > > > ricci at discuss.systems > > > > > > > > > > While cleaning a storage room, our staff found this tape > containing #UNIX > > > > > v4 from Bell Labs, circa 1973 > > > > > > > > > > Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: > > > > > gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_E > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum > > > > > > From tuhs at tuhs.org Thu Jan 1 08:01:38 2026 From: tuhs at tuhs.org (=?utf-8?q?Cameron_M=C3=AD=C4=8Be=C3=A1l_Tyre_via_TUHS?=) Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 22:01:38 +0000 Subject: [TUHS] unix v4 tape found In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3Pz-Il9LcgBA9p70FPQFM2N8dGdwdQ8LH2PtHbHf5-RvaT2JjQ-LmNcey7neDQuJxrWOedl6P4nTkSSLO6mhUQcsDzFPAIXIRM-0i5qu00Y=@protonmail.ch> Great talk, Angelo, Shame it had to be only 5 minutes and not 5 hours. That would freak me out, going up on stage and knowing I only had 300 seconds to make some kind of sense. Thank you also for the links, at the end of your talk, they were super useful. Frohes neues Jahr! / Joyous New Year to everyone! Cameron -------- Original Message -------- On Wednesday, 12/31/25 at 15:27 Angelo Papenhoff via TUHS wrote: And i gave a lightning talk at 39c3: https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-lightning-talks-tag-3#t=6345 aap