[rescue] FTP site for archive of _all_ old platforms on it's way

Peter Corlett abuse at cabal.org.uk
Sun Jun 17 07:04:25 CDT 2007


On 17 Jun 2007, at 02:50, John Floren wrote:
[...]
> I think you guys may be overestimating the number of people who would
> be seeding all these files. How many people do you think are out there
> who really want a copy of <little-known PDP-11 OS> in the first place,
> let alone are willing to torrent it and then leave the torrent running
> for an indefinite length of time?

Zero, to a first approximation.

OTOH, I have many gigabytes of Amiga software knocking about, and  
that *is* liable to catch people's attention (although I'm not under  
any sort of delusion that it'll be the new YouTube). I was going to  
host it myself, but Ethan is welcome to operate a mirror.



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