1. Current holdings (approximate) –1000 1/2” tapes –500,000 cards –2000 8” Floppies –9000 5” Floppies –2000 3” Floppies Bias towards consumer computer software (80’s to present) Some interesting things in the collection –Tim Litt LCG Archive (DEC10/20) –HP1000 Software Archive –B 5700 Source Tapes –Sigma 5 Software (cards and tapes) –DECtape Collections (DECUS 12-bit and PDP10) CHM Software Collection

2. Collection Priorities –Systems in the CHM Collection –Systems that are simulation targets –“The Software 100” (Operating Systems, Diagnostics, Applications) –Obtaining Copies of Other Existing Collections –Evangelism and Proactive Collecting of software in danger of extinction Media Recovery Lab Goals For FY07 –Paper Tape Reader –Punched Card Reader –DECtape Reader –7 and 9 track 1/2” Tape Reader –Media and Formats Working Library CHM Software Collection

3. Linux/RAID system for short-term data archive Local copy of external web content (e.g. bitsavers.org) Visibility to the world! Software Archive Plans