21 Feb
2002
21 Feb
'02
7:10 a.m.
Warren, maybe you know a PUPS volunteer in the USA
that has appropriate
equipment and experience to do this job? This would also reduce shipping
efforts and cost for Mr. McKusick. (And risk of damage of the tapes, as
it would avoid shipping across the "big pond".)
I've just sent some mail to Tim Shoppa, asking if he would be willing
to read the tapes for us.
Cheers,
Warren
21 Feb
21 Feb
8:03 a.m.
New subject: 4.4BSD-Lite binaries for SPARC and PMAX
Warren, maybe
you know a PUPS volunteer in the USA that has appropriate
equipment and experience to do this job? This would also reduce shipping
efforts and cost for Mr. McKusick. (And risk of damage of the tapes, as
it would avoid shipping across the "big pond".)
I've just sent some mail to Tim Shoppa, asking if he would be willing
to read the tapes for us. 
2:13 p.m.
New subject: 4.4BSD-Lite binaries for SPARC and PMAX
On 2002.02.21 03:03 Tim Shoppa wrote:
Although I have to admit I haven't been following
the mailing list
lately - what tapes have been found and where are they?
This was a off list
discussion with The High Priest of the Daemon, Mr.
Kirk McKusick himself. He possibly still has the original 4.4BSD SPARC
and PMAX distribution tapes. He is willing to give them to me to read
them for transfering the contens into the TUHS archive. Unfortunately my
9 track tape does only 1600 / 3200 BPI and I assume the tapes are 6250
BPI... Also if someone in the USA can do the job it would reduce
shipping cost and efforts for Mr. McKusick, because I am beyond the "big
pond".
I *think* I've got some 4.4-ish tapes for some
other architectures
already, but I don't think for PMAX or SPARC.
In the archive is only
4.4BSD-ALPHA with hp300 binarys, so... [beging
smile]
--
tschüß,
Jochen
Homepage: http://www.unixag-kl.fh-kl.de/~jkunz/
8:22 p.m.
New subject: 4.4BSD-Lite binaries for SPARC and PMAX
On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Jochen Kunz wrote:
Also if someone in the USA can do the job it would
reduce shipping cost
and efforts for Mr. McKusick, because I am beyond the "big pond".
Also, be aware that many shippers will not insure international shipments.
If a UPS worker knows that the contents of a particular truck are not
insured, how do you think he/she would treat them?
Someone in the USA surely has an appropriate tape drive. With the list's
permission, I'd like to ask the members of the classiccmp and SunRescue
lists for help. To whom should I direct them?
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)subatomix.com
9:59 p.m.
New subject: 4.4BSD-Lite binaries for SPARC and PMAX
On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 08:22:17AM -0600, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
Also, be aware that many shippers will not insure
international shipments.
If a UPS worker knows that the contents of a particular truck are not
insured, how do you think he/she would treat them?
This is an other reason I
thought about, but did not write it down...
I am sure I can get a 6250 BPI 9 track tape here in Germany,
possibly from a friend in my city, but then there is still the
shipping problem...
Someone in the USA surely has an appropriate tape
drive. With the list's
permission, I'd like to ask the members of the classiccmp and SunRescue
lists for help. To whom should I direct them?
Tim Shoppa has already taken this
job. Thanks to him and Mr. McKusick
for donating their precious time to this project. :-)
--
tschüß,
Jochen
Homepage: http://www.unixag-kl.fh-kl.de/~jkunz/
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