<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div><div>I'm trying to find early exemplars of the use of the word "archive" in computer systems contexts, whether as a noun to denote an element of computer architecture (i.e., the archive disk or archive tape) or as a verb, i.e. "I've archived those files."</div><div><br></div><div>Examples might include the TAR ("Tape ARchive") format, Wang's nomenclature of an "archive disk" in its systems, and Gmail's early mantra, "Archive, Don't Delete." <br></div><div><br></div><div>I'd love to run down some early instances of this sort of thing, which I assume goes back to the mainframe era.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you--</div><div><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Matthew Kirschenbaum<br>Professor of English and Digital Studies<br>Director, Graduate Certificate in Digital Studies<br>University of Maryland<br><a href="http://mkirschenbaum.net" target="_blank">mkirschenbaum.net</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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