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Unix v4 tape dumped and booted (oldbytes.space)
6 points by homarp 7 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 6 comments


https://unixv4.dev/ offers a web terminal into it (discussed at https://hackernews.hn/item?id=46468283 )


https://sigma-star.at/blog/2025/12/unix-v4-buffer-overflow/ fixes a su bug


previously https://hackernews.hn/item?id=45840321

parallel discussion: https://hackernews.hn/item?id=46332029

the actual dump: https://archive.org/details/utah_unix_v4_raw


http://squoze.net/UNIX/v4/ has info on how to boot it


see also https://hackernews.hn/item?id=46364136


see also https://hackernews.hn/item?id=46367744 (analysis of the tape)




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