Lazarus Archive · LZ-18192

MacLeod Instruments: files, 1975–1993

MacLeod Instruments, 1975–1993. Organizational records for IBM mainframes.

Description

Project files, drawings, estimates and correspondence of a maker of scientific instruments in Ashholt.

Provenance

Brought to a Lazarus rescue day by a former owner. The tape was sticky with binder breakdown and was baked at low temperature before a single careful read. Independent reads agree bit for bit.

Preservation

Fixity (SHA-256)
16e219edfe75c2ff6fbb276dd9b2488a8b4881e872ed1f7ae637e946c7a8c195
Last verified
Oct 24, 2026, by Vigil
Migrated to
PDF/A-2b, with the original files kept
Copies
Three, on two kinds of storage, in two cities
Original carriers
Kept in cold storage in Vancouver

Access

Free, in the Lazarus reading room in Vancouver and in partner reading rooms. Copies may be taken away.

Reading-room copies are migrated to PDF/A-2b, with the original files kept. The recovered files are kept exactly as they were found.

Cite as: MacLeod Instruments, MacLeod Instruments: files, 1975–1993 (1975–1993). Lazarus Archive, LZ-18192.

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