[vcf-midatlantic] Recovery of RD53 image data

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Tue Jan 25 22:23:40 UTC 2022


On 1/25/22 8:49 AM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> Someone in northern Maryland near the PA state border is looking for the
> following:
> 
> He has a DEC PDP-11/73 with a non-functional RD53 hard drive, and several
> RSX-11M installation and backup tapes on TK50 tape cartridges.
> 
> He would like to migrate the RD53 image to modern media so that he can
> (initially) utilize it via simh, and (eventually) use it in his 11/73 via a
> hardware drive simulator.
> 
> Failing recovery of the RD53 data, He'd like to migrate the data from one
> of the TK50 tapes to modern media.
> 
> Anyone ready, willing and able to do this?

   We at LSSM can help with this, if the gent wants to make the trek 
across PA.

               -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA


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