Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject	Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates
Date	2026-02-23 03:43 +0000
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:07:37 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> I still have a machine with a 5 1/4-inch drive and a network interface.
> I also have an IMSAI with a pair of 8-inch drives, but unfortunately its
> boot ROM has rotted.  Assuming I could find a listing of the ROM, I'm
> back to the issue of finding appropriate hardware, i.e. something that
> will burn a 2708.

https://github.com/trevor-makes/avr-eeprom-programmer

I built a prgrammer for the Osborne 1. It had a 8255 for the supposed 
Centronics printer port but being CP/M you could do all sorts of strange 
things with it. Obsorne officially supported using it as a GPIB port. 

Computers were a lot more fun when you could directly mess with the 
hardware. The 4 voltage (+5, -5, +12, +26) 2708 would require a little 
more work.

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MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-20 02:54 -0500
  Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates JJenssen <joemajen@arcor.de> - 2026-02-20 11:27 +0100
  Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-02-22 19:26 +0000
    Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-02-22 12:05 -0800
      Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-23 00:18 -0500
      Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-23 10:08 +0000
    Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-22 20:38 +0000
      Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-02-23 01:07 +0000
        Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-23 03:43 +0000
          Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-23 00:31 -0500
            Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-23 18:29 +0000
              Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-02-23 22:33 +0000
                Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-23 23:17 +0000
                Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-24 00:46 +0000
                Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-23 22:59 -0500
                Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-24 06:57 +0000
                Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-24 12:35 +0000
                Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-02-24 06:58 +0000
                Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-24 20:37 +0000
              Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-23 21:08 -0500
                Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-24 07:09 +0000
        Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-23 00:24 -0500
          Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-23 11:33 +0000
            Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-02-23 16:33 +0000
            Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-23 19:55 -0500
          Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-02-23 16:33 +0000
            Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-23 18:48 +0000
        Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-23 11:22 +0000
        Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-23 23:19 +0000
        Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-02-24 03:14 +0000
          Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-24 07:25 +0000
      Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-02-25 05:33 +0000
        Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-25 11:35 +0000
          Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-02-25 18:13 +0000
            Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-02-25 20:00 +0000
              Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-26 11:29 +0000
    Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-22 23:46 -0500
      Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-23 18:50 +0000
        Re: MicroSoft Perfects Dense 'Eternal' Storage on Silica Glass Plates c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-23 21:25 -0500

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