I received this on another list. Is this in scope for this list. Any
thoughts folks please?
I'm tossing this out here as a conversation-starter more than a request for
help, although I may end up putting the knowledge to use.
Today I received a set of original HP paper tapes for the 2115a machine. I
don't know if they've been archived or not - there are dozens of HP tapes on
bitsavers and I'll have to make a P/N list and compare them. The real
problem is they're in horrible shape. Decades of basement moisture and
likely a few critters have turned them blackened, moldy and stuck together.
So, what to do? How to get to the data without a bio-hazardous payload
along for the ride? My thoughts go toward sunlight and/or U/V light (like a
hair salon sanitizer,) rubber gloves and a mask, isopropyl alcohol, careful
picking apart of layers, etc. I'd think one thing in our favor is that
holes in paper are going to be easier to read than ink on paper. So Part 1
is getting them into readable condition, with part 2 being the actual
reading.
Any experience out there?
-j
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