Preserving a Multics System

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Fri Oct 20 17:12:28 2000

> This is why emulators are needed for the really old stuff, even if
> it does still run.

Yes, but for the emulator to be useful, someone has to *save* the software
to run on it, and the documentation.

Even though this seems obvious, it's *amazing* how often it doesn't happen.

So is anyone archiving the software for this Mulitcs system?
Received on Fri Oct 20 2000 - 17:12:28 BST

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