29 Jan
2017
29 Jan
'17
10:58 a.m.
We applied some Magnetic Developer to a piece of LINCtape and can see the
tracks. You can clearly see the extra space between the Mark and Data
tracks. When we can get access to a microscope with an attached camera we
should be able to see the bits.
--
Michael Thompson
30 Jan
30 Jan
4:41 p.m.
We applied some Magnetic Developer to a piece of LINCtape and can see the
tracks. You can clearly see the extra space between the Mark and Data
tracks. When we can get access to a microscope with an attached camera we
should be able to see the bits.
This time with a link:
https://4310b1a9-a-11c96037-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/ricomputermuseum.org…
--
Michael Thompson
31 Jan
31 Jan
1:11 a.m.
On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 07:41:59PM -0500, Michael Thompson wrote:
We applied some Magnetic Developer to a piece of
LINCtape and can see the
tracks. You can clearly see the extra space between the Mark and Data
tracks. When we can get access to a microscope with an attached camera we
should be able to see the bits.
This time with a link:
https://4310b1a9-a-11c96037-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/ricomputermuseum.org…
Not sure why google sites tend to produce links like that, here is a shorter version:
http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/Home/equipment/dec-pdp-12/dec-pdp-12-restor…
Fascinating work though :) It looks really cool.
/P
11:52 a.m.
On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 1:11 AM, Pontus Pihlgren <pontus at update.uu.se>
wrote:
On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 07:41:59PM -0500, Michael
Thompson wrote:
Yes indeed! It brings to mind a paper I read a couple of years ago, J. F.
(2011). A material history of bits. *Journal of the American Society for
Information Science and Technology*, *62*(6), 1042-1057. Underneath the
abstractions there are physical phenomena - such as magnetic domains on a
tape. Cheers -- Ian
--
Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>
Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical
Narrative Through a Design Lens
Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org>
Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>
University of Washington
There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
We applied some Magnetic Developer to a piece of
LINCtape and can see the
tracks. You can clearly see the extra space between the Mark and Data
tracks. When we can get access to a microscope with an attached camera we
should be able to see the bits.
This time with a link:
[snip]
http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/Home/equipment/dec-pdp-12/
dec-pdp-12-restoration-blog-starting-1117
Fascinating work though :) It looks really cool.
/P
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