segaloco
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Hello, I recently closed an auction for 17 Sony QD-600A tapes consisting of images from at least one machine named Zeus at Bell Laboratories in the early '90s. For the curious, said auction is here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/267254963191
It looks like most are /home backups but there is at least one /usr backup in there. I'm hoping to find artifacts relating to the internal System V version used inside BTL, as at least through SVR2 BTL published an expanded version of the user's manuals incorporating a number of internal tools in use throughout AT&T but not released with the typical commercial version. Among other things this includes the development tools for the MAC-8 and 3B/WE32x00 family of processors.
Happy to pay shipping both ways as well as for your time and effort. I don't know what this sort of service runs for typically so name your price. Also happy to take suggestions for formal services, although I see an opportunity here to support someone doing this more small-time. Either way, thanks for any suggestions. Not posting a WTB yet but will also entertain suggestions of available QD-600A-compatible drives to seek out, especially if you've got a link to an auction or sale in hand.
Thank you!
It looks like most are /home backups but there is at least one /usr backup in there. I'm hoping to find artifacts relating to the internal System V version used inside BTL, as at least through SVR2 BTL published an expanded version of the user's manuals incorporating a number of internal tools in use throughout AT&T but not released with the typical commercial version. Among other things this includes the development tools for the MAC-8 and 3B/WE32x00 family of processors.
Happy to pay shipping both ways as well as for your time and effort. I don't know what this sort of service runs for typically so name your price. Also happy to take suggestions for formal services, although I see an opportunity here to support someone doing this more small-time. Either way, thanks for any suggestions. Not posting a WTB yet but will also entertain suggestions of available QD-600A-compatible drives to seek out, especially if you've got a link to an auction or sale in hand.
Thank you!