Lost Unix v4 source code from 1973 recovered from decades-old magnetic tape
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 good chance of being recoverable.” It held up well for a medium that relies on a thin, coated film and precise magnetic signal integrity…Read Entire Article…
