1 Dec
1999
1 Dec
'99
4:42 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin L. Anderson <kla(a)helios.augustana.edu>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 2:19 PM
Subject: Data Media Conversion -- commercial interest?
A quick pair of questions to the list out of
curiosity:
Do you think there is much data out there on older storage
media (paper tape, punch cards, 7-track tape, 9-track tape)
that is waiting to be converted to newer (cd-rom, 8mm) media?
Are there commercial firms that specialize in such transfers/
conversions of data from older media to newer media?
In Ontario, Canada there is. Inside the government there are *still* some
old boxes using 9 track. We have to ship them out and get them converted
every so often. I know there are quite a few places that still accept 9
track tape data(even some banks).
john
PDP-8 and other rare mini computers
http://www.pdp8.com
Regards,
Kevin Anderson
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Kevin L. Anderson Ph.D., Geography Department, Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois 61201-2296, USA phone: (309) 794-7325
e-mail: kla(a)helios.augustana.edu -or- gganderson(a)augustana.edu
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Opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent
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