On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 5:41 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jan 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote: > > SysSrc has a web presence with an accessible front end and--most > > importantly--promotion. In comparison, to "enter" the CC list, you have > to > > walk down a dark alleyway to an unmarked door and knock. Not at all the > > same thing. > > It is true there is a tremendous amount of expertise bursting forth from > > the members of this mailing list, but if we are to put ourselves out > there > > as willing to volunteer for such work, there has to be promotion. > > 1) What would ChatGPT say was the best, safest, and most reliable way to > recover ireplaceable files and file contents from an RX50 diskette? > Me: Dearest ChatGPT, what would be the best, safest, and most reliable way to recover irreplaceable files and file contents from an RX50 diskette? ChatGPT: The best, safest, and most reliable way to recover irreplaceable files and file contents from an RX50 diskette would be to send the diskette to a professional data recovery service. These services specialize in recovering data from damaged or corrupted media and have the equipment and expertise necessary to do so without causing further damage. Additionally, they can make a backup copy of the recovered data for safekeeping. CHATGPT HAS SPOKEN! They did a good job of reinventing the wheel. > Yes. > Lots of people have the hardware and maybe software to do the first two > > Somebody with appropriate hardware/software might be able to trivially do > the first three. > > The final step calls for the stenogrphy software and the original > sstenographer, which they managed to do. > One of VintageTech's primary service offerings was data conversion. Over the years I recovered data from a very diverse array of storage media. Anything I couldn't handle myself (which to be frank was not much because I had the hardware, software and documentation to figure out just about any format) I would outsource to someone I knew in the community who had the ability to do the job. I considered the ClasscCmp list my recruiting platform for vintage computer contractors ;) I guarantee there are a LOT of people out there who would love to know how they can get their old digital camera photos off of some long-obsolete memory card, or even a CD, to say nothing of a floppy disk, or specifically a [GASP!] 5.25" floppy disk(!!) (punched cards, papertape, and1/2" magnetic tape is just crazytalk, so don't even go there). If a "honeypot" site was set up to actively advertise data conversion services, and the requests made there were filtered here to the list, how many people would be interested in doing an occasional data conversion job for money? If the idea sounds agreeable, I'll put the infrastructure in place and get it rolling. Sellam
