I chanced upon some old V7 stuff today, from a researcher at the Duke University Medical Center that did not have the heart to just throw them out. There was a complete manual set for V7 from a Perkin-Elmer NMR machine dating from 1984, and a backup tape of the system (9 track Scotch 700 series 6250bpi) dated 12/17/80. The machine was apparently an Interdata 3220 (Perkin-Elmer was supposed to have bought out Interdata). The manuals will make for fun reading, but there may be some worthwhile bits if the tape is OK. Anyway, I am seriously thinking of trying to read the contents of the tape, and pass them on to Warren, for the archives, if he thinks that is something to do. As to reading the tape, with the highest chance for successful recovery, what would the list folks recommend. I was thinking of just doing a retension on the tape to wind it off the reel and prevent sticking, and then maybe use the copytape ditty that has been floating around the net since time began, which should list file sizes, block sizes, file types, etc., while reading the files to disk. I can roll the tape on a VAX or a Sparc system using a Cipher M995S deck. Any suggestions from the list? Thanks Bob Keys robertdkeys(a)aol.com