[TUHS] 1994 Usenix Playing Cards

[TUHS] 1994 Usenix Playing Cards

[Warren Toomey via TUHS]

All: https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Memorabilia/Usenix_Playing_Cards/

Ben Greenfield just scanned these in and sent them to me :-)

Thanks Ben!!

Cheers, Warren

[TUHS] Re: 1994 Usenix Playing Cards

[Jason T via TUHS]

On Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM Warren Toomey via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org>
wrote:

> All: https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Memorabilia/Usenix_Playing_Cards/
>
> Ben Greenfield just scanned these in and sent them to me :-)
>
>
Reading the .txt file there, Ben says he got them at an auction "to raise
money to support the move of the Computer History Museum's move from Boston
to San Jose".  If it's the same one where I bid on and won a copy of
_Computer Lib_, that was probably 1995 or?

j

[TUHS] Re: 1994 Usenix Playing Cards

[Thalia Archibald via TUHS]

On Jan 24, 2026, at 21:49, Warren Toomey wrote:
> All: https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Memorabilia/Usenix_Playing_Cards/
> 
> Ben Greenfield just scanned these in and sent them to me :-)
> 
> Thanks Ben!!

Hi Warren,

I have an identical deck and I’ve uploaded the photos I took to the same directory.

Rob Ricci gave it to me on 7 November 2025 after the start of my research into
the UNIX V4 tape. I believe some Utah researchers were involved with this USENIX
and this is from leftover stock.

I’m happy to scan them at 600 dpi with our scanner, like the UNIX documents I’ve
put up on the Internet Archive.
   https://archive.org/details/@archibits

Thalia

[TUHS] Re: 1994 Usenix Playing Cards

[Ori Kuttner via TUHS]

I wonder how it was decided which person will be on which card :-)

-- 
Ori Kuttner CEO Helicon Books
http://www.heliconbooks.com





On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM Thalia Archibald via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org>
wrote:

> On Jan 24, 2026, at 21:49, Warren Toomey wrote:
> > All: https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Memorabilia/Usenix_Playing_Cards/
> >
> > Ben Greenfield just scanned these in and sent them to me :-)
> >
> > Thanks Ben!!
>
> Hi Warren,
>
> I have an identical deck and I’ve uploaded the photos I took to the same
> directory.
>
> Rob Ricci gave it to me on 7 November 2025 after the start of my research
> into
> the UNIX V4 tape. I believe some Utah researchers were involved with this
> USENIX
> and this is from leftover stock.
>
> I’m happy to scan them at 600 dpi with our scanner, like the UNIX
> documents I’ve
> put up on the Internet Archive.
>    https://archive.org/details/@archibits
>
> Thalia
>
>

[TUHS] Re: 1994 Usenix Playing Cards

[Cameron Míċeál Tyre via TUHS]

Thank you, Warren, for sharing,

These are absolutely classic, I really enjoyed looking at them. Using this pack  for an actual game would be distracting from a UNIX nerd point of view though, I suspect :-)

Best regards,

Cameron


-------- Original Message --------
On Sunday, 01/25/26 at 04:49 Warren Toomey via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org> wrote:
All: https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Memorabilia/Usenix_Playing_Cards/

Ben Greenfield just scanned these in and sent them to me :-)

Thanks Ben!!

Cheers, Warren

[TUHS] Re: 1994 Usenix Playing Cards

[Marc Donner via TUHS]

It was all Peter Weinberger's doing.

I still have that deck somewhere in my apartment.  I wonder if I can find
it ...
=====
mindthegapdialogs.com <https://www.mindthegapdialogs.com>
north-fork.info <https://www.north-fork.info>


On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM Ori Kuttner via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org> wrote:

> I wonder how it was decided which person will be on which card :-)
>
> --
> Ori Kuttner CEO Helicon Books
> http://www.heliconbooks.com
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM Thalia Archibald via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org>
> wrote:
>
> > On Jan 24, 2026, at 21:49, Warren Toomey wrote:
> > > All: https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Memorabilia/Usenix_Playing_Cards/
> > >
> > > Ben Greenfield just scanned these in and sent them to me :-)
> > >
> > > Thanks Ben!!
> >
> > Hi Warren,
> >
> > I have an identical deck and I’ve uploaded the photos I took to the same
> > directory.
> >
> > Rob Ricci gave it to me on 7 November 2025 after the start of my research
> > into
> > the UNIX V4 tape. I believe some Utah researchers were involved with this
> > USENIX
> > and this is from leftover stock.
> >
> > I’m happy to scan them at 600 dpi with our scanner, like the UNIX
> > documents I’ve
> > put up on the Internet Archive.
> >    https://archive.org/details/@archibits
> >
> > Thalia
> >
> >
>

[TUHS] Re: 1994 Usenix Playing Cards

[Arnold Robbins via TUHS]

What do you mean? What's the story?

Thanks,

Arnold

Marc Donner via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org> wrote:

> It was all Peter Weinberger's doing.
>
> I still have that deck somewhere in my apartment.  I wonder if I can find
> it ...
> =====
> mindthegapdialogs.com <https://www.mindthegapdialogs.com>
> north-fork.info <https://www.north-fork.info>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM Ori Kuttner via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org> wrote:
>
> > I wonder how it was decided which person will be on which card :-)
> >
> > --
> > Ori Kuttner CEO Helicon Books
> > http://www.heliconbooks.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM Thalia Archibald via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Jan 24, 2026, at 21:49, Warren Toomey wrote:
> > > > All: https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Memorabilia/Usenix_Playing_Cards/
> > > >
> > > > Ben Greenfield just scanned these in and sent them to me :-)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Ben!!
> > >
> > > Hi Warren,
> > >
> > > I have an identical deck and I’ve uploaded the photos I took to the same
> > > directory.
> > >
> > > Rob Ricci gave it to me on 7 November 2025 after the start of my research
> > > into
> > > the UNIX V4 tape. I believe some Utah researchers were involved with this
> > > USENIX
> > > and this is from leftover stock.
> > >
> > > I’m happy to scan them at 600 dpi with our scanner, like the UNIX
> > > documents I’ve
> > > put up on the Internet Archive.
> > >    https://archive.org/details/@archibits
> > >
> > > Thalia
> > >
> > >
> >

[TUHS] Re: 1994 Usenix Playing Cards

[Marc Donner via TUHS]

Sorry, you don't know my sense of humor.  I was joking.

I saw Peter Weinberger's name on the Joker, that's all.

I do not recall that Peter was much involved in USENIX.  I'll ask him when
I next see him.
=====
mindthegapdialogs.com <https://www.mindthegapdialogs.com>
north-fork.info <https://www.north-fork.info>


On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM <arnold@skeeve.com> wrote:

> What do you mean? What's the story?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Arnold
>
> Marc Donner via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org> wrote:
>
> > It was all Peter Weinberger's doing.
> >
> > I still have that deck somewhere in my apartment.  I wonder if I can find
> > it ...
> > =====
> > mindthegapdialogs.com <https://www.mindthegapdialogs.com>
> > north-fork.info <https://www.north-fork.info>
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM Ori Kuttner via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I wonder how it was decided which person will be on which card :-)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ori Kuttner CEO Helicon Books
> > > http://www.heliconbooks.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM Thalia Archibald via TUHS <
> tuhs@tuhs.org>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Jan 24, 2026, at 21:49, Warren Toomey wrote:
> > > > > All:
> https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Memorabilia/Usenix_Playing_Cards/
> > > > >
> > > > > Ben Greenfield just scanned these in and sent them to me :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks Ben!!
> > > >
> > > > Hi Warren,
> > > >
> > > > I have an identical deck and I’ve uploaded the photos I took to the
> same
> > > > directory.
> > > >
> > > > Rob Ricci gave it to me on 7 November 2025 after the start of my
> research
> > > > into
> > > > the UNIX V4 tape. I believe some Utah researchers were involved with
> this
> > > > USENIX
> > > > and this is from leftover stock.
> > > >
> > > > I’m happy to scan them at 600 dpi with our scanner, like the UNIX
> > > > documents I’ve
> > > > put up on the Internet Archive.
> > > >    https://archive.org/details/@archibits
> > > >
> > > > Thalia
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
>

[TUHS] Re: 1994 Usenix Playing Cards

[Arnold Robbins via TUHS]

Ah. Sort of like EGREG in the later Research versions. :-)

Marc Donner <marc.donner@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry, you don't know my sense of humor.  I was joking.
>
> I saw Peter Weinberger's name on the Joker, that's all.
>
> I do not recall that Peter was much involved in USENIX.  I'll ask him when
> I next see him.
> =====
> mindthegapdialogs.com <https://www.mindthegapdialogs.com>
> north-fork.info <https://www.north-fork.info>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM <arnold@skeeve.com> wrote:
>
> > What do you mean? What's the story?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Arnold
> >
> > Marc Donner via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org> wrote:
> >
> > > It was all Peter Weinberger's doing.
> > >
> > > I still have that deck somewhere in my apartment.  I wonder if I can find
> > > it ...
> > > =====
> > > mindthegapdialogs.com <https://www.mindthegapdialogs.com>
> > > north-fork.info <https://www.north-fork.info>
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM Ori Kuttner via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I wonder how it was decided which person will be on which card :-)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ori Kuttner CEO Helicon Books
> > > > http://www.heliconbooks.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM Thalia Archibald via TUHS <
> > tuhs@tuhs.org>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Jan 24, 2026, at 21:49, Warren Toomey wrote:
> > > > > > All:
> > https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Memorabilia/Usenix_Playing_Cards/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ben Greenfield just scanned these in and sent them to me :-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks Ben!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Warren,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have an identical deck and I’ve uploaded the photos I took to the
> > same
> > > > > directory.
> > > > >
> > > > > Rob Ricci gave it to me on 7 November 2025 after the start of my
> > research
> > > > > into
> > > > > the UNIX V4 tape. I believe some Utah researchers were involved with
> > this
> > > > > USENIX
> > > > > and this is from leftover stock.
> > > > >
> > > > > I’m happy to scan them at 600 dpi with our scanner, like the UNIX
> > > > > documents I’ve
> > > > > put up on the Internet Archive.
> > > > >    https://archive.org/details/@archibits
> > > > >
> > > > > Thalia
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> >