19 Jan
2023
19 Jan
'23
5:34 p.m.
On Jan 19, 2023, at 8:24 PM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 5:13 PM Paul Koning via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Absolutely. It makes perfect sense for the lawyers in this case to be talking to SysSrc.
My point here is that the community is
substantial and contains vast
expertise on many details of old machinery. So my guess is that an email
to the list saying "hey, I need to recover the contents of files on an RSX
RX50 floppy, what is the easiest and most reliable way to do that" would
have produced several high quality anwers in a matter of hours.
SysSrc has a web presence with an accessible front end and--most
importantly--promotion. In comparison, to "enter" the CC list, you have to
walk down a dark alleyway to an unmarked door and knock. Not at all the
same thing. It is true there is a tremendous amount of expertise
bursting forth from
the members of this mailing list, but if we are to put ourselves out there
as willing to volunteer for such work, there has to be promotion.
Sellam
I see that I wasn't clear. My suggestion was that SysSrc -- who know this list --
could have reached out. You're certainly right that it wouldn't be expected for
outsiders to know about us.
In this particular case, the data was recovered apparently without that wider body of
experts helping out. It might be that in some other similar case the outcome is
different, where the help of the community might actually be necessary to sort through the
obstacles.
paul