Submission + - University of Utah team finds original UNIX os from 1973 on a tape. (ksl.com)
Smonster writes: Aleks Maricq, research associate in the Flux Research Group, discovered a version of the original UNIX operating system from 1973 that was thought to be lost. He found it while cleaning a storage room.
"I think UNIX before was only sent out to 20 people total, outside of Bell Laboratories, so it was rather scarce," Maricq said. "The fact we found a version at all is pretty astonishing."
Rob Ricci, a professor in the Kalhert School of Computing, said this particular tape was influential. It paved the way for operating systems like Linux and macOS.
"Someone at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City; we believe it was Martin Newell, who's also famous for being the guy who invented the Utah teapot that's used for graphics; expressed an interest in this, asked Ken for a copy, and was sent here," Ricci said.
"I think UNIX before was only sent out to 20 people total, outside of Bell Laboratories, so it was rather scarce," Maricq said. "The fact we found a version at all is pretty astonishing."
Rob Ricci, a professor in the Kalhert School of Computing, said this particular tape was influential. It paved the way for operating systems like Linux and macOS.
"Someone at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City; we believe it was Martin Newell, who's also famous for being the guy who invented the Utah teapot that's used for graphics; expressed an interest in this, asked Ken for a copy, and was sent here," Ricci said.
