Are there any on-line archives of OS/360 software in the
public domain? I'm thinking not only of operating system
software distributions (which are rumored to be in the public
domain), but also of user-group collections of software for
these beasts. I'm also interested in software for previous
generations of old iron, like IBM 1401's, etc.
I've asked around at a couple of prominent computer museums, but
they all just shrug their shoulders when I ask them how they
archive and index the original software, like they've never considered
it to be important. I really feel like I'm talking to all the
wrong curators, because they seem to have no interest in the subject
at all.
I've heard of the Hercules emulator project, but I don't know what
software they have archived so far, or what efforts they are currently
making. If someone could point me towards an index of their software
archives I'd appreciate it.
I consider myself to be an expert at archiving DEC-related
software, and often am involved in all sorts of projects in that
sphere that benefit everyone from hobbyists to those with legal
cases, but I know little to nothing about what archives of old IBM
stuff are available.
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Received on Wed Jun 28 2000 - 14:54:58 BST