Message for Joe Heck - re. 7 Track tape drives

From: Al Kossow <aek_at_spies.com>
Date: Fri Dec 19 14:37:03 2003

Look, I hate Big Oil as much as the next guy (probably more so), but
there's no reason to turn down good money.

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Yes there is. There are archivists who work FOR the collecting community
(not just me) that can't find legacy tape drives to read historically
significant tapes. Every drive that goes into "data recovery" black holes
will never see one second of use to help us.
You've struck a raw nerve with this.. I've spent years rediscovering data
recovery techniques that have been known for twenty years because no one
in the business will talk about it. 
Take a look on the web for things related to data recovery, file and sector
formats, etc. and you won't find squat except for the stuff individuals have
reverse engineered.
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Received on Fri Dec 19 2003 - 14:37:03 GMT