From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: toby@telegraphics.com.au (Toby Thain) Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:31:16 -0400 Subject: [TUHS] Bell Labs Computer Science Technical Reports In-Reply-To: <20170321225514.GO7783@mcvoy.com> References: <20170321202950.GA14540@minnie.tuhs.org> <20170321225514.GO7783@mcvoy.com> Message-ID: <960d98eb-3752-42e7-6071-335d439a9d94@telegraphics.com.au> On 2017-03-21 6:55 PM, Larry McVoy wrote: > On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 06:29:50AM +1000, Warren Toomey wrote: >>> However, I'm wondering whether we should/could do something to also archive >>> the actual pages of all the Bell Labs Computer Science Technical Reports. I >>> think some are the only authoritative primary source for many Unix-related >>> gems and a lack of an electronic archive means they will slowly fade into >>> non-existence. I remember we had many of those at the library of Imperial >>> College London. Any suggestions on what we can do to archive this material? >> >> I've got the Unix-related BSTJ articles at >> http://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Documentation/Papers/BSTJ/ > > As a troff fan, I'd *love* to see the original sources. I bet anything > they roff just fine today. > As somebody who's brushed against software and markups and reproducibility of its combinations, that's a bet I'd very happily be on the other side of. --T