Slightly off-topic but related to earlier work originating from "the labs": UNIX turns 40 this summer. Here's a talk at USENIX yesterday that commemorates the event, discussing the restoration of 1st ed UNIX.
Slides: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix09/tech/slides/toomey.pdf Paper: http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix09/tech/full_papers/toomey/toomey.pdf Video: http://minnie.tuhs.org/Z/toomey.mov Tim Newsham http://www.thenewsh.com/~newsham/