Re: [ARSCLIST] International Archive for Recording Devices

[Jerome Hartke <jhartke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This may be possible for older analog equipment, but rapid obsolescence
in the digital area, such as CD and DVD, makes it impossible to build a
viable database based upon model numbers or even manufacturers. A "good"
drive from a specific manufacturer is often superceded by a lemon.

J. Hartke
Media Sciences, Inc.

Aaron Luis Levinson wrote:
>
> It is my suggestion that  a database be created which lists the "best"
> machines available for archival purposes for every recording format be
> it analog electronic, acoustical or digital. Then offer a contact for
> buying and/or refurbishing and maintaing these devices. My ultimate
> dream would result in a master Archive of the machines themselves that
> would be maintained and serviced and be made available at a subsidized
> cost to the many hundreds if not thousands of people who need these
> machines on an on-going basis.
>
> In order to serve our mission as preservationists we must not lose
> sight of our task as finding not only the art that must be saved but
> the science that must be saved if the art is to be heard at all.
>
> Aaron Luis Levinson
>
> On Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 03:15 AM, Bewley, Nigel wrote:
>
> > Tascam 122MKIII gets my vote.
> >
> > Nigel Bewley
> > British Library National Sound Archive
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Claudia Depkin [mailto:cdepkin@xxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 05 March 2003 19:43
> > To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ARSCLIST] seeking cassette deck recommendation
> >
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a cassette deck that will be gentle with old and
> > potentially valuable cassette tapes?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Claudia Depkin
> > Project Manager, Wilson Processing Project for Performing Arts
> > Collections
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