I would love to acquire the Ultrix tapes, but I can't think of any proxies I have in Ottawa. Does Canada have anything like the USPS' 'express' boxes? Or hey, I can wait.... -- Ian
On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Mouse <[email protected]> wrote: > I've just dug out and inventoried two boxes of magnetic media. A > little of it is not mine; a little more is stuff I'd like copies of if > I can make it happen. > > But most of it is just going to leave soon, one way or another. I'd > rather see it go to someone who can actually use it, but it is not > worth the costs of keeping it around to me. I do not currently have > any system on which I can check the contents of any of these (while > it's possible I might get one or more set up, I can't count on it, and > it's unlikely to happen soon). So, while the labeling might be > accurate, it also might not. > > There are a bunch of TK50s (or something similar; I know there are > other, similar, tapes, some similar enough to fool a quick inspection; > I didn't look in detail to be sure every one is a TK50). They have > labels, some printed, some scribbled, some carefully handwritten. > Here, \ indicates a line break. > > SW/gnu \ Nov 28/91 > /usr/local \ 91/10/26 > 6.0 + 797493 > ULTRIX V4.2 \ SUPPORTED SUBSETS \ VOL. 1 > ULTRIX V4.2 \ SUPPORTED SUBSETS \ VOL. 2 > Sunclock \ 91/11/21 > AQ-PE1F0-01 C01 \ DEC FORT ULTRIX V3.2 BIN \ TK50 > AQ-PE1F0-01 \ DEC FORT ULTRIX V3.2 BIN \ TK50 > ULTRIX V4.2 \ MANDATORY UPGRADE > Kermit5A \ 91/11/21 > DEC FORTRAN \ V3.0 (crossed out and "obsolete" written in) > K2 /usr/local \ 1991/03/14 > LOTUS 1-2-3 \ 91/11/19 > /usr/users \ 91/10/20 > swTeX.tar.Z \ 91/11/02 > ULTRIX V4.2 \ UNSUPPORTED SUBSETS > > There are numerous quarter-inch cartridge tapes (the DC600 formfactor; > many are DC600s or DC600As, but some are other sizes/lengths/formats). > > Some have no label. Three of these have absolutely no label, not even > a manufacturer/brand label. Nine more have a brand label but no > indication of their contents. One has a printed label which has been > ripped off enough that all I'm sure of is that it had the usual > boilerplate text for US Government users. Two others have ripped-off > labels; on one, all that remains legible is "tix" at the end of a word; > the other, I can see enough of a logo to be fairly sure it was an > Accelr8 label. > > Four more have labels that are short and simple enough to fit on a > single line: > > 89/02/22(F) ISC0D0S0 > TO BE CHECKED > 89/02/17 ISC0D0S0 > /files! execlude ./digests & ./misc 90/10/08 cd /files > > Twenty-six tapes are labeled with just their sizes. These are written > in my hand, so I feel fairly sure they are the result of me > capcity-testing the tapes: > > SIZE: 30605 ×512 > SIZE: 30643 ×512 > SIZE: 30611 ×512 > SIZE: 30730 ×512 > SIZE: 30730 ×512 > SIZE: 114081 ×512 > SIZE: 115168 ×512 > SIZE: 116769 ×512 > SIZE: 118878 ×512 > SIZE: 119721 ×512 > SIZE: 119870 ×512 > SIZE: 119891 ×512 > SIZE: 120345 ×512 > SIZE: 120352 ×512 > SIZE: 120412 ×512 > SIZE: 120586 ×512 > SIZE: 120741 ×512 > SIZE: 120756 ×512 > SIZE: 121719 ×512 > SIZE: 121722 ×512 > SIZE: 121917 ×512 > SIZE: 122116 ×512 > SIZE: 122343 ×512 > SIZE: 122608 ×512 > SIZE: 122664 ×512 > 201796×512 > > Five more have sticky-notes (one on the box, one on the tape) and a > size sticker. I _think_ the 3.5 here refers to version 3.5 or > something (SunOS is a likely candidate). > > -- > sticky-note: 3.5 > sticky-note: Tape 1 > sticker: SIZE: 121372 ×512 > -- > sticky-note: 3.5 > sticky-note: Tape 2 > sticker: SIZE: 118586 ×512 > -- > sticky-note: 3.5 > sticky-note: Tape 3 > sticker: SIZE: 119293 ×512 > -- > sticky-note: 3.5 > sticky-note: Tape 4 > sticker: SIZE: 122624 ×512 > -- > sticky-note: 3.5 > sticky-note: Tape 5 > sticker: SIZE: 120216 ×512 > -- > > The rest are a grab-bag: > > -- > NESTAR SYSTEMS INCORPORATED > S.O. # INT4406 PLAN 5000 (tm) > Boot Utility Tape QIC24 > SERIAL # 6050221 SYSTEM RELEASE 5.2 > (C) 1982-1986 NESTAR SYSTEMS, INC. > -- > NESTAR SYSTEMS INCORPORATED > S.O. # INT4406 PLAN 000 (tm) > PLANPAK # 712 IA BACKUP TAPE QIC > SERIAL # 6060238 SYSTEM RELEASE 5 > (C) 1982-1986 NESTAR SYSTEMS, INC. > -- > Nestar Systems, Inc. > Subsidiary of DSC Communications Corporation > PLAN Series (tm) > Boot Uility Tape QIC-24 > FS# UPGRADE Star Plus FS Release 1.10 > 160-12676-002 > (c)1982-1988 DSC Nestar Inc > -- > various indistinct writing; legible bits include: > 90/2/19 > /FICRSI > 90/04/10 > DIGEST > NeXT, SUN-SPOTS, SUN-386i > 92/12/19 > -- > /HOME/ICH 10/10/90 , 11/17/90, 16/15/90 1/30/91 2/1/91 > 22.4.91 > -- > 3/15, 5/8, 7/26 (various further dates and words crossed out) > SUG89 (INTERESTING STUFF ONLY) 90/12/16 > -- > IFUJ1 IFUJ1 90/03/19 TAR HOME/ICH 92/12/10 > 89/3/8 MPAQUETT 90/04/30 > 89/5/1 MPAQUETT 90/05/25 > (indistinct) / 92/12/08 > -- > LAB B > YEAR END > 2/2 > -- > LAB J > A3 MAY 7/93 > -- > LAB F > YEAR END > 1/2 > -- > LAB F > YEAR END > 1/2 > -- > LAB F > YEAR END > 1/2 > -- > LAB F > YEAR END > 1/2 > -- > LAB B > YEAR END > 1/2b > -- > LAB B 4 OF 4 > LAB B > 4 4 HP > JAN 15 1993 n/u > -- > (crossed-out text omitted) > ABBOTT INCR DUMP > OCT-1-87 > 4 MAY 87 (1of2) > -- > NESTAR SYSTEMS INCORPORATED > PLAN 1000 (tm) Print Server Version 1.1 > IA BACKUP TAPE QIC- 11 P/N 160-12170-002 > (C) 1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987 > NESTAR SYSTEMS, INC. Licensed Program > -- > SUPERSKETCH REL 6 > > © A. PENTLAND 1985,1986,1987 > -- > LAB B > 3 4 HP > JAN 15 1993 > -- > Fall- 8AT > LAB B > 1 (unclear) > End of Semester backup > -- > Accelr8 > DESCRIPTION DCL8 (2,0) EDT8 (2,0) > PART NUMBER 8-812-001, 002 RELEASE #: > TAPE 1 OF 1 . NUMBER OF FILES BPI > SN: 000646 > -- > (SUN 3.2 SUNBIN EXPORT 68020 > logo) 1.4" Tape (boot format), 2 of 4 > Part Number: 700-1256-02 Rev. A > -- > box: KEE 3.1 > Genera 7.1 > tape: 3.5 EXPORT SUNBIN 68020 > 1.4" Tape (boot format), 3 of 5 > Part Number: 700-1600-02 Rev. A > -- > 13/3/89 > Relax 1of2 > LFRL system and > saved results > -- > 13/3/89 > Relax 2of2 > -- > LAB J > A2 MAY 7/93 > -- > LAB F > YEAR END > 2/2 > -- > LAB B > 2/4 > -- > LAB J > A1 MAY 7/93 > -- > > There are also a bunch of 5¼" floppies. 34 of them are unlabeled, > possibly completely unused: > > 9x Sony branded, DSDD 48tpi > 6x Sony branded, "MD-2HD" > 6x 3M branded, DS, DD, RH, MARK Q > 9x BASF branded, 2S/2D 48tpi > 4x Unbranded > > The BASF floppies from the above list are marked as being for sale to > government and educational institutions only, not for resale; I don't > know whether that has any bearing. > > Of the remaining floppies, some have labels short enough to be > reasonably represented on a single line: > > QuickBasic 1of3 > QuickBasic 2of3 > QuickBasic 3of3 > FW Macros > d|i|g|i|t|a|l branded, unlabeled > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 28/28 85/10/28 (scratched out) > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 27/28 85/10/28 (scratched out) > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 26/28 85/10/28 (scratched out) > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 25/28 86/10/28 (scratched out) > ?ACKUP ????OVMS 4.1M 6/28 85/10/28 (partially ripped off) > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 5/28 85/10/28 > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 4/28 85/10/28 > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 3/28 85/10/28 > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 2/28 85/10/28 > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 1/28 85/10/28 > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 9/28 85/10/28 > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 8/28 85/10/28 > BACKUP MICROVMS 4.1M 7/28 85/10/28 > MS-DOS boot > AG2012 > Maxell branded, label ripped off, all that's legible is "FEB85" > QuickBasic 1 > QuickBasic 2 > QuickBasic 3 > Network Boot DOS 3.1 > > There is also a set of original Borland Turbo C diskettes: > > INSTALL/HELP A2B0427471 > INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT > COMMAND LINE/UTILITIES > LIBRARIES > HEADER FILES/LIBRARIES > EXAMPLES/BGI/MISC > > and two sets of six which appear to be working copies of the above. > > There are three Microsoft-branded floppies: > > Microsoft Mouse Setup/Mouse Menus 1 > Microsoft Paintbrush Program/Mouse Menus 2 > Microsoft Paintbrush Utilities Disk > > and two that don't fit any of the above: > > -- > label partially ripped off: remaining text is > BL-N639C-BH > P/OS HARD DIS > DISPATCH > VOLUME LABEL "PROD > 1983 > © Digital Equipmen > -- > BitFax for Windows V2.08A > (01/25/93) > > BitCom Deluxe with MNP5 v5.1 > (06/20/91) > -- > > This is all in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In general, I suck at getting > things shipped; local pickup, either in person or by proxy, is much > preferred. I can try to find the round tuits to ship, but it's usually > a losing proposition (I have at least two boxes of stuff that have been > awaiting shipment for months at this point). > > /~\ The ASCII Mouse > \ / Ribbon Campaign > X Against HTML [email protected] > / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B > -- Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu> Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical Narrative Through a Design Lens Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org> Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org> University of Washington There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
