I have a laboratory now.
14TB of tape data
14TB of tape data
posted by ASSEMbler on Sep 17, 2013:
I have a laboratory now.
I have a laboratory now.
14TB of tape data
posted by AlexRMC92 on Sep 18, 2013:
I need one of those. The girlfriend is convinced i don't need to take another room, but i will win eventually. Or i will just build one.
ASSEMbler said:
I have a laboratory now.
14TB of tape data
posted by retro on Sep 18, 2013:
Command centre?
ASSEMbler said:
I have a laboratory now.
14TB of tape data
posted by superg on Oct 13, 2013:
Hi guys, I just got HP C6364A and ExaByte 8705T tape drives, from what I see these are in good condition and I don't need them. Thus I am ready to donate them for this project. Please let me know if you need them, right in this topic or by PM.
Hi guys, I just got HP C6364A and ExaByte 8705T tape drives, from what I see these are in good condition and I don't need them. Thus I am ready to donate them for this project. Please let me know if you need them, right in this topic or by PM.
14TB of tape data
posted by justz00t on Nov 17, 2013:
I have been reading this forum off and on for many years now but this project got my interest enough to finally register and post.
I realize the original post is ancient but what is the current status of this project and how can I help? I would be happy to donate funds,materials and time/effort to get a chance to have a peek at the file system of a NES era game house.
I believe I have a pile of SCSI cables laying around along with legacy cards ISA/EISA/PCI I know I had a couple HP/Sun tape drives but they are rather old if I still have them and stored in a basement so no good im sure.
I have been reading this forum off and on for many years now but this project got my interest enough to finally register and post.
I realize the original post is ancient but what is the current status of this project and how can I help? I would be happy to donate funds,materials and time/effort to get a chance to have a peek at the file system of a NES era game house.
I believe I have a pile of SCSI cables laying around along with legacy cards ISA/EISA/PCI I know I had a couple HP/Sun tape drives but they are rather old if I still have them and stored in a basement so no good im sure.
14TB of tape data
posted by superg on Nov 17, 2013:
Well, if ASSEMbler doesn't have enough motivation to proceed with this 14Tb archive - there is nothing we can do
Well, if ASSEMbler doesn't have enough motivation to proceed with this 14Tb archive - there is nothing we can do
14TB of tape data
posted by retro on Nov 21, 2013:
It's way later than NES era.
It's way later than NES era.
14TB of tape data
posted by Gruelius on Nov 23, 2013:
yeah but do you know what was on the server when they did their tape backups? NES stuff would probably be a stretch though..
yeah but do you know what was on the server when they did their tape backups?
NES stuff would probably be a stretch though..14TB of tape data
posted by Ironhell on Nov 26, 2013:
Hey all, Ive been reading this thread since it started and would like to express my want to help in any regard as well. Might I ask if Assembler has received any drives? I will endeavor to acquire any drives required if necessary and send them to Kevin if allowed.
Ive seen a small list of drives on here, but are there more types needed? Let it be known that I have zero experience with them but will try to find and send them if such help is wanted.
Also Ive been thinking of expressing an idea Ive had for awhile about how to figure out the software used for the tapes if its still relevant. If Kevin has the info of most of acclaims staff would it be impossible to track down the person responsible for the backups in the first place? maybe the former employees can shed light on the software used.
acclaim was basically one of the biggest (if not biggest) game devs/publishers of the early 90s and chances are those tapes have a large amount (if not all) of their history in em. We should attempt to copy the data to safe media, even if it means risking using older hardware, its better than losing it all through inaction.
let me know how I can be of help.
Hey all, Ive been reading this thread since it started and would like to express my want to help in any regard as well. Might I ask if Assembler has received any drives? I will endeavor to acquire any drives required if necessary and send them to Kevin if allowed.
Ive seen a small list of drives on here, but are there more types needed? Let it be known that I have zero experience with them but will try to find and send them if such help is wanted.
Also Ive been thinking of expressing an idea Ive had for awhile about how to figure out the software used for the tapes if its still relevant. If Kevin has the info of most of acclaims staff would it be impossible to track down the person responsible for the backups in the first place? maybe the former employees can shed light on the software used.
acclaim was basically one of the biggest (if not biggest) game devs/publishers of the early 90s and chances are those tapes have a large amount (if not all) of their history in em. We should attempt to copy the data to safe media, even if it means risking using older hardware, its better than losing it all through inaction.
let me know how I can be of help.
14TB of tape data
posted by ASSEMbler on Nov 27, 2013:
Sorry I've been very busy.
If you have drives, pm me. I will gladly take them.
Sorry I've been very busy.
If you have drives, pm me. I will gladly take them.