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Cambridge University launches project to rescue data trapped on old floppy disks

On October 9, Cambridge University Library opened its doors to anyone with an old floppy disk and a question: What's on here?

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A "Digital Dark Age": the People Who Rescue Forgotten Knowledge Trapped on Old Floppy Disks

From Stephen Hawking's lectures to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock... A race against time to save the historical treasures locked away in old floppy disks...

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A Strange Digital Middle Ages: Rescuing Forgotten Knowledge Through "Ancient" Floppy Disks

Some of the world's most valuable documents are housed in the archives of the Cambridge University Library. There are letters from Isaac Newton, notebooks from Charles Darwin, rare Islamic texts... A strange digital Middle Ages: Rescuing forgotten knowledge through "ancient" floppy disks - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ

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