Computer archaeology lovers among the audience are in for a rare treat in these challenging times. Remember that Unix v4 tape ...

Crucial early evolutionary step found, imaged, and ... amazingly ... works Computer History Museum software curator Al Kossow ...

Hi,<BR><BR> I've got a machine beside me so old it has only serial connections (including the console) and runs on a Motorola 68K. It's also started giving a ...

Archivist Al Kossow of Bitsavers, who led the technical recovery, described the process as "easy" as such efforts go. The tape, he explained, had "a pretty ...

With regard to this thread I posted a while back, I have aquired a tape drive and am ready to prepare the backups. I am currently reading O'Reilly's guide to Unix Backup and Recovery but I am afraid ...

I had to pull the plug on some really old systems recently, yet leave them in a state from which they could be easily booted at some later time if needed. The process turned out to be a bit more ...

In the intricate landscape of operating systems, two prominent players have shaped the digital realm for decades: UNIX and Linux. While these two systems might seem similar at first glance, a deeper ...

I've used just about every desktop available for the Linux operating system. In the early days, I'd switch from one to another to find desktop nirvana. Every so often I'd land on a desktop that I ...

The use of the Linux operating system is becoming more common throughout the IT industry. Many corporate IT departments are using Linux to complement existing Unix systems using special-purpose Linux ...