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There are 2 fellas in IPF that have collected and maintained older drives for things like this. I don't know if they have these specific items, but I'll bet they'd be interested in helping. Scott Friend - IPF FIS group. [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Bod Gress - IPF Telecom. [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Chris Doerr Information Technologist I Support Services Infrastructure Planning and Facilities Michigan State University Phone: 517.432.0225 | Fax: 517.353.5001 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | ipf.msu.edu<http://www.ipf.msu.edu/> [cid:[log in to unmask]]<http://www.ipf.msu.edu/> From: Bosman, Don [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 8:52 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] FW: SyQuest and Magneto-optical disk drives Any really old storage drives you've been saving for just such a moment? Thanks. Don Bosman Information Technologist MSU Libraries 366 W. Circle Drive - Rm.W441 East Lansing, MI 48824-1048 517-884-0873 From: Edge, Ryan Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 8:18 AM To: LibraryStaff <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: SyQuest and Magneto-optical disk drives Hi All, We have a number of antiquated digital storage media in Special Collections. The priority disk formats targeted for content migration/recovery are a few dozen 5.25" SyQuest cartridges<http://www.obsoletemedia.org/syquest-5-25-inch/> (88MB, 200MB) and 3.5" magneto-optical (MO) cartridges<http://www.obsoletemedia.org/3-5-inch-magneto-optical-disc/> (650MB, 1.3GB). Why I'm bothering you with this: before wading into the online gray market to acquire the appropriate drives (drive models are compatible with only certain disk capacities), I thought I'd put a call out to the collective. A long shot, I know, but sometimes people get lucky-or so I hear. If you could also pass this along or can recommend someone to get in touch with, that would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks, -- Ryan Edge | Media & Digital Preservation Librarian Michigan State University Libraries edger[at]msu[dot]edu | 517-884-5929