On 5/9/23 09:36, Dani Werts via cctalk wrote: > Hello, > > I'm an employee with the National radio astronomy observatory here in Socorro > New Mexico. > As part of our NGVLA upgrades, we are seeking to get rid of old data tapes > from the tape reel days of Computing. These contain things such as the boot > loaders, OS, specific collection programs and antenna movement programs. > I personally would hate to see these just wind up in the literal dumpster and > would like to see them sent out to a museum or an archiving body that can > preserve them and keep them safe as a dynamic part of history.
Funny coincidence--I just processed a 1981 9 track tape from Mauna Kea dealing with some Neptune observations. It's all binary, which makes me wonder if the client has the program to digest it--I wonder if said program might be in your collection of tapes. --Chuck
