[vcf-midatlantic] disk duplicating machines

[Cory Smelosky]

Archive first, ask permission and increase the lawyer's retainer later? ;)

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> On Aug 31, 2016, at 23:14, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
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>  Yeah, do you know of anyone who actually pays attention to that sort of
> crap? ;)
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>              -Dave
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> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> New Kensington, PA
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> On August 31, 2016 2:03:36 PM Jonathan Gevaryahu via vcf-midatlantic
> <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
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>> There has been some extensive reverse engineering work done into Trace
>> brand duplication machines, but tragically the group who did this work
>> refuses to share even one IOTA of information they gleaned, making it
>> completely worthless.
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>> The group is SPS, creators of the heavily locked down and licence/usage
>> encumbered Kryoflux floppy imaging device. (you're not allowed to share
>> images you make with the device, except with SPS themselves! read the
>> license! Its complete madness, and goes against every definition of
>> preservation I've ever seen.)
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>>> On 8/31/2016 1:46 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
>>> Anyone into vintage disk duplicating machines?  Me?  I have two; one for 5
>>> 1/4 and one for 3.5 disks but I don't use them.  Have not powered them on
>>> or tested in 10 years.  I have never seen anyone demo these at a VCF or
>>> elsewhere, but I bet there was a time when these were in use in many
>>> businesses before easy software download.  A lost piece of tech.
>>> 
>>> Bill
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>> Jonathan Gevaryahu
>> jgevaryahu at gmail.com
>> jgevaryahu at hotmail.com
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