That Bell Labs 'Unix' Tape from 1974: From a Closet to ...
2 days ago · Remember that re-discovered computer tape with one of the earliest versions of Unix from the early 1970s? This week several local news outlets in Utah reported on the find, with …
Rare computer relic found at University of Utah confirmed to ...
5 days ago · A University of Utah research team's rare find in a storage closet is being called a huge, historically significant discovery after experts at the Computer History Museum verified …
University of Utah finds tape with only known copy of UNIX V4 ...
5 days ago · 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 …
Vintage Unix Tape Closet Find Rewrites Computing History
The closet where it lay forgotten was a time capsule in itself, filled with old computer parts and personal ephemera. Intriguingly, the find also included a letter from Ken Thompson of Bell …
A Dusty Storage Room Coughs Up a Complete Copy of the Classic ...
Nov 7, 2025 · Researchers from the University of Utah have found a piece of computing history, previously thought lost, languishing in a dusty corner of a storage room: a magnetic tape …
1974 Unix Tape Restored: Bell Labs History in a Modern Tarball
Dec 21, 2025 · The story begins with a magnetic tape unearthed at the University of Utah. This tape,a relic from the early days of computing,held a version of Unix predating even the …
Archivists Rediscover 1974 Bell Labs Unix Tape, Preserving OS ...
Archivists rediscovered and successfully dumped a 1974 Bell Labs Unix tape into a modern tarball, preserving early source code, compilers, and the first C-based kernel. This digital …