Disk archival techniques

[Fred Cisin]

> >From: "Randy McLaughlin" <cctalk at randy482.com>
> >In the 1940's how many people were able to build a radio reciever with what
> >they found in the battle field (razor blade, safety pin, knife, wire,
> >headset), how many could today?  The same applies to computer technology.
   ^^^^^^^
what kinds of wars litter the battlefields with spare headsets?

On Tue, 17 May 2005, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
> Hi
>  I could. Junk today has more useable parts than the
> junk they had then. Making a AM radio is quite easy today.
> Dwight

You are NOT typical of current society (that is a compliment, not an
insult)

How many people saw that Nova? PBS session where they handed ENGINEERING
undergrads a battery a bulb and a handful of wires?  Many of the students
were adament that it was impossible to light the bulb without a socket.
Many of them made a dead short across the battery, and then touched one of
the bulb contacts to that. etc.