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Hidden in storage, a University of Utah research associate happened upon the only known copy of this ‘revolutionary’ software (www.sltrib.com)

submitted 6 days ago by realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city to c/technology@lemmy.today

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It took careful work to recover the UNIX V4 operating system from the 9-track magnetic tape. The software is foundational for most devices used today, including iPhones.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/01/07/university-utah-finds-tape-with/

https://web.archive.org/web/20260107201815/https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/01/07/university-utah-finds-tape-with/

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