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UNIX V4 is back: I booted into the 1973 OS and it made me weirdly happy

I booted UNIX V4 (first C rewrite) in a PDP‑11 emulator. It feels tactile—no backspace, staggered print, slower typing, and ...

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 ...
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Recovered Unix v4 tape quickly yields a usable operating system — nostalgia addicts can now boot up Unix v4 in a browser window

Computer archaeology lovers among the audience are in for a rare treat in these challenging times. Remember that Unix v4 tape that was found and recovered at University of Utah around last week? You ...