Re: Is ProDOS supported in OSX?

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Bill Garber wrote:

>> >Actually, NASA had a project some 6-8 years ago of moving all these
>> >magnetic tape data to CD's.  They encountered two difficulties:
>> >
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>> The appropriate course of action in such a situation is to construct
>> one or more special tape transports designed to handle the tape
>> much more delicately than the original equipment did.  Slow-speed
>> transport that maintains most of the curvature of the tape on the
>> reel and non-contact sensing come immediately to mind.
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>> Special needs call for special means.
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>I can see that possibly there is data on those tapes they could need,
>but I would think that with all the new ideas and innovations made
>in the past 10 years, most of that data would be obsolete. Wouldn't
>you agree?

No, it is primary scientific data, and since it was taken at a specific
time, it can never be taken again.  Think about weather records.

-michael

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