> On Feb 25, 2024, at 12:29 AM, Robert Elz <k...@munnari.oz.au> wrote: > > ps: as a semi-related anecdote, the first system I ever personally > installed any unix version onto (way back in the mid 70's) booted from > a reel to reel (1/2" I think) tape - and by booted, I mean ran with its > filesystems (or filesystem, everything was in one) on the tape (read only, > naturally).
HP-UX install media on QIC-24 back in the HP-UX 7/8/9 days (earliest I have experience with) was also mounted as the file system. It’s quite a trip to see (well, hear, anyway) a tape drive get randomly-accessed like that. And, yah, it’s not fast. -- thorpej
