If it's what it says on the label, this is a notable discovery because little of unix v4 remains. We look forward to hearing from the computer history museum as they analyse the tape Meanwhile, if this whole unix thing is new to you, we have a bell labs introduction to help you. Unix original from bell labs v4 (see manual for format).if it's what it says on the label, this is a notable discovery because little of unix v4 remains. If you’ve ever combed boxes of old tech detritus in search of a nugget of pure gold, we know you’ll appreciate the excitement of discovering, in a dusty university of utah storeroom, a tape labelled “unix original from bell labs v4 (see manual for format)” If the tape contains what’s promised on the label, this is a missing piece of computer history, because no complete copies of.
The question is whether researchers will be able to take this piece of. A potentially groundbreaking discovery has been made at the university of utah This rare find, believed to be the only complete.
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