> They extracted the data from the drives many years ago There are a lot of drives in museums out there that might be worth reading. Same with the magnetic co

> They extracted the data from the drives many years ago There are a lot of drives in museums out there that might be worth reading. Same with the magnetic core memories (which are persistent and keep their data without power). For example, the only way that (maybe) someone could retrieve a copy of the flight software on the Saturn V flight control computer is if the Smithsonian ever lets someone crack open the unit in their collection and see if there's anything in that unit's core memory still. Reminds me a bit of the fragile ancient scrolls scholars are now trying to scan with X-rays and make readable with new technology. Retrieval of the information is often balanced against a risk to the artifact's integrity.