On Apr 13, 2007, at 10:53 AM, Robert Rolf wrote:

> Can you read an 8" CP/M floppy? How about a Kaypro 5" disk? 1/2" 7 
> track magtape?
>
Sure, given enough money.  "Enough" is probably even within the budget 
of
archeological research, but well beyond what I feel like spending to 
read
MY old high-school programs off of MY DECTape...

I suspect that modern technology can read old media that would no 
longer be
readable on the original recording equipment.  Given time and money to 
develop
a custom-designed reader.  Sorta like the way old vinyl recordings (or 
paper
tape :-) can be read with high-resolution optical scanning...

BillW
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