I just emailed al (I assume - [email protected] ) at bitsavers, I still have the tapes for the OS and C Compiler, and "GLS" libraries, so we'll work that angle to try and get these read and archived.
On Sat, Mar 16, 2024 at 3:56 PM emanuel stiebler via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > On 2023-05-09 12:36, 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. > > > > If anyone is interested or knows someone who would be interested in the > VLAs data tape library please let me know. > > > > How did this work out? > Did anybody read the tapes? > >
