<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: [SPG_Active_Members] Usenix paper on the recovery of the V1 Unix kernel</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Very impressive work, and it was enabled by Al's efforts: <BLOCKQUOTE>Alas, with the above DECtapes fully explored, there seemed to be no earlier UNIX artifacts except Ritchie’s fragmentary code listings on paper. Then in 2006, Al Kossow from the Computer History Museum unearthed and scanned in a document by T. R. Bashkow entitled “Study of UNIX”, dated September 1972 [1]; this covers “the structure, functional components and internal operation of the system”. Included along with the study was what appeared to be a complete listing of an assembly version of the UNIX kernel. A second document unearthed contained the handwritten notes made in preparation of Bashkow’s study; dates within this document indicate that the analysis of the UNIX kernel began in January 1972, implying that the kernel being studied was the 1st Edition UNIX kernel. </BLOCKQUOTE> Paul On 6/19/09 4:33 PM, "Al Kossow" <<a href="kossow@computerhistory.org">kossow@computerhistory.org</a>> wrote: > Here is a pointer to the paper Warren Toomey delivered at Usenix yesterday > on getting the Unix version 1 kernel running from a listing that existed at > CHM. > > <a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix09/tech/full_papers/toomey/toomey.pdf">http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix09/tech/full_papers/toomey/toomey.pdf</a> > > _______________________________________________ > SCC_active mailing list > <a href="SCC_active@computerhistory.org">SCC_active@computerhistory.org</a> > <a href="http://mail.computerhistory.org/mailman/listinfo/scc_active">http://mail.computerhistory.org/mailman/listinfo/scc_active</a> </BODY> </HTML>