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? Regards, Kevin Anderson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent the administration of Augustana College.