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Archivist Al Kossow of Bitsavers, who led the technical recovery, described the process as "easy" as such efforts go. The tape, he explained, had "a pretty ...

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HP’s GPIB standard receives Linux support 53 years after its original releaseLegacy lab instruments can now integrate ...