On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 1:39 PM Chris Zach via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 9/18/2021 10:04 PM, Toby Thain via cctalk wrote: > > https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/64153952.jpg > > No problem with stopping the stupid wife stuff, but this is an important > issue: Cleaning out basement hoards like this is *NOT* easy, and if you > have one make plans now for when you die. It can happen sooner than you > think due to accident/whatnot. > > On the positive side this is a bit of a time capsule and we *did* get > all the Perq software and documentation out on the tapes. That was a > serious win apparently. > I'm still working through the tapes and I've had decent success with them, however if I may add to Chris's suggestions: don't leave tapes in a damp basement for 20+ years, it makes them difficult to read. All the more frustrating when they contain what may be the only surviving copy of various bits of software for an obscure workstation :). - Josh
