I've just obtained a box of tapes, some of which might be of interest here. - UNIX/32V V1.0 (w/ typed Bell Labs label): one 2400' 800bpi tape - Ultrix-32M V1.1 distribution: one 2400' dump tape - Ultrix-32 & 32M V1.1 Sources: two 2400' 1600bpi tar tapes (2 copies each) - BSD4.1 distribution: one 2400' 1600bpi tape - UNIX V5 (handwritten label dated Feb 7 1977): one 2400' tape - one 400' tape with missing identification label but a typed Bell Labs notice - backup of 2 RKs: V6 UNIX master and V6 UNIX additional source: one 400' 800bpi tape - C Release 29/9/80 (handwritten): one 2400' tape - several backup tapes from a V7 system - several other tapes that appear to be other UNIX system backups I don't have a 9-track drive, so I can't say that these will be readable (or even that they haven't been bulk-erased), but I do believe that they have at least been stored well so far. If any of these look like they could contain things currently missing from the archives, then I do of course want to make them available to someone who can try to read them. -- Kevin Schoedel schoedel(a)kw.igs.net