I have an SEL 810A operating, which some of these tapes were likely written with. If any of the tapes are labelled I can quickly identify if it is an SEL product.
-Eric On Tue, May 9, 2023, 1:21 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > 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 > > >
