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Bitsavers Software Archive (2022)

99 pointsby gballanalmost 2 years ago

5 comments

unixheroalmost 2 years ago
There is also <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tenox.pdp-11.ru" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tenox.pdp-11.ru</a> which archives and hoards tons of very old software.<p>From the readme.html file:<p># Tenox Operating Systems Archive<p>This is an archive of operating systems, firmware, drivers and documentation. We mostly focus on RISC systems of the 90s and early 2000s.<p>## Directory structure<p>The main part of the archive is the &#x2F;os directory that is sorted by operating system name. Each os subdirectory will have install media, apps and docs for that specific OS. For systems that have multiple names eg. `OSF&#x2F;1`, `Dec Unix`, `Tru64`, we would name it from first to last, eg. `osf1-tru64`.<p>The other top level directories like &#x2F;apps &#x2F;hw and &#x2F;docs are for categories that do not fit with an OS. For example apps that run on multiple operating systems or docs for hardware that runs many OSes.<p>## Access information<p>- <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;osarchive.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;osarchive.org</a><p>- ftp:&#x2F;&#x2F;osarchive.org<p>- rsync:&#x2F;&#x2F;osarchive.org&#x2F;osarchive<p>## Public Mirrors<p>- <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tenox.pdp-11.ru&#x2F;" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tenox.pdp-11.ru&#x2F;</a><p>## Legal Status<p>This site operates under a DMCA exemption for obsolete computer media and archives. For more info refer to:<p>- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.federalregister.gov&#x2F;documents&#x2F;2021&#x2F;10&#x2F;28&#x2F;2021-23311&#x2F;exemption-to-prohibition-on-circumvention-of-copyright-protection-systems-for-access-control" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.federalregister.gov&#x2F;documents&#x2F;2021&#x2F;10&#x2F;28&#x2F;2021-23...</a> - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.copyright.gov&#x2F;1201&#x2F;docs&#x2F;1201_recommendation.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.copyright.gov&#x2F;1201&#x2F;docs&#x2F;1201_recommendation.pdf</a> - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.copyright.gov&#x2F;1201&#x2F;docs&#x2F;librarian_statement_01.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.copyright.gov&#x2F;1201&#x2F;docs&#x2F;librarian_statement_01.h...</a>
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pjmlpalmost 2 years ago
In general, bitsavers is a treasure trove for computing archaeology.<p>There is so much to learn about alternative computing realities, outside what was happening at Bell Labs.<p>The two decades that predated UNIX, what was happening at Xerox, DEC, IBM, GE,..., while UNIX was being developed, and the early 8 and 16 bit home computing.<p>So many alternative realities and what ifs to discover.
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sudobash1almost 2 years ago
&gt; and.. the site looks this way for a reason, to leave it static and easy to mirror, so don&#x27;t remind me that it looks like it&#x27;s from 1995<p>Nice. The software and documentation provided on this site isn&#x27;t flashy or modern, so I see all the less reason for the website to be so.
LeoPantheraalmost 2 years ago
I&#x27;m surprised they don&#x27;t make a torrent available, instead of encouraging users to rsync the entire site.
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GTPalmost 2 years ago
What did Bitsavers do that was&#x2F;is so interesting? A quick look on Wikipedia didn&#x27;t turn out anything.
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