9 May
2023
9 May
'23
2:09 p.m.
Eric,
More than happy to send a reel or two your way.
Just give me some information and I can make it happen.
Danielle
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Moore via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 3:08 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Cc: Eric Moore <mooreericnyc(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [cctalk] Re: NRAO Data tapes {External}
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(a)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