[QuadList] Ping Steve N or James S-- Non-Contact Method of Recovering Data from Obsolete Formats." - 2" Quad??

[Ted Langdell]

Perhaps one of the two LoC folks on the list has time to elaborate?

Ted

On Jun 10, 2010, at 5:57 AM, Pat Shevlin wrote:

> Ted,
>
> Thought the group would find this information interesting.
>
> One of our sales & marketing guy that is stationed at the Library of  
> Congress attended a conference regarding a non-contact method of  
> recovering data from obsolete formats.  Keep in mind he is not a  
> technical person so take it for what it’s worth.  I have not spoken  
> to him yet about this conference.
>
> Pat,
>
> Here is the announcement about the "non-contact" method of dealing  
> with tapes presentation on Monday at the Library of Congress.
>
> I missed the first five minutes, but the guy was very vague about  
> how the non-contact method got the data.  He gave more details about  
> how they planned to store it.   The deliverable would be a large  
> format-agnostic database.   They would store the data as a big SQL  
> database.  He also said they pull the FM envelope off of a tape and  
> give the customer the info.    It sounded like they were working  
> mainly with 2" quad right now.
>
> In general, it was kind of a vague presentation.
>
> Bill
>
> From: Van der Reyden, Dianne L
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 4:50 PM
> To: PD Staff
> Subject: Special TOPS Announcement for 6/7 and 7/15
>
> The Preservation Directorate is pleased to announce next Monday's  
> "Topics in Preservation Series" (TOPS) lecture, featuring Brian  
> Wilson, Director for New Projects, Applied Pictures, on "An  
> Introduction to a Non-Contact Method of Recovering Data from  
> Obsolete Formats."
>
> When: Monday June 7, 11:00 AM - noon
> Where: Pickford Theater, third floor, James Madison Building,  
> Library of Congress
>
>
> From: quadlist-bounces at quadvideotapegroup.com [mailto:quadlist-bounces at quadvideotapegroup.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Ted Langdell
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 4:04 AM
> To: oldvtrs at yahoogroups.com; Quad List
> Subject: [QuadList] Link doesn't work:http://www.smecc.org//mt__wilson_bell_labs_microwave_tv_link_experiment.htm
>
> Hey Ed,
>
> On Jun 10, 2010, at 12:43 AM, COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote:
>
>
> http://www.smecc.org//mt__wilson_bell_labs_microwave_tv_link_experiment.htm
>
> The link doesn't work. Can you check the situation and repost?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ted
>
> Secretary for the  QuadVideotapeGroup.com:
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Ted Langdell
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