How a university research associate happened upon the only known copy of this ‘revolutionary’ software

The Salt Lake Tribune reports a University of Utah associate discovered a rare 1973 UNIX V4 software tape, believed to be the ...
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This UNIX-based operating system looks like it's from the 90s, but it's still receiving updates

First launched in 2018, the open-source SerenityOS offers its users a stripped-back GUI-based operating system that melds a 1990s desktop aesthetic with a focus on productivity for power users. It isn ...

Hidden In A University Closet Was An Important Relic Experts Thought Was Lost Forever

Researchers found the only known surviving copy of Unix Version 4 on magnetic tape, a key milestone in the evolution of ...
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The Epochalypse: It’s Y2K, But 38 Years Later

Picture this: it’s January 19th, 2038, at exactly 03:14:07 UTC. Somewhere in a data center, a Unix system quietly ticks over its internal clock counter one more time. But instead of moving forward to ...
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Hidden in storage, a University of Utah research associate happened upon the only known copy of this ‘revolutionary’ software

It took careful work to recover the UNIX V4 operating system from the 9-track magnetic tape. The software is foundational for most devices used today, including iPhones. Storage room 3495 at his ...