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

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Nico" == Nico de Jong <nico at FARUMDATA.DK> writes:

 Nico> Subject: Rescue of data from Pioneer 10 & 11 tapes at JPL
 Nico> 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"?

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

Actually, you'd want the data analysis programs.  Unless that runs on
some really bizarre machine, there should be emulations available.  

I wonder if it's a Cyber.  Those of course still exist in reality,
as well as in emulation.

  paul