Rescue of data from Pioneer 10 & 11 tapes at JPL needed. Vintagecomputers slated for demolition.

[Nico de Jong]

Subject: Rescue of data from Pioneer 10 & 11 tapes at JPL needed.


> Unfortunately, this data is stored on hundreds of ancient
> nine-track tapes
> Are there any list members interested in assisting in the transfer
> of this data to "more modern media"?

Yep, I make my living from projects like that.
It will not be a problem to copy the data; but I dont have the foggiest idea
whether the data is "decodeable". The best way to save the data, is to get a
copy of the program which wrote the data in the first place. I have the
funny feeling that the data is written in _huge_ blocks.

Nico