Date:         Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:12:01 -0500
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Subject:      Re: Reading old SPSS-X system files from the 80's on the
              mainframe (a              dataarcheological problem)
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Staffan,

Advertisements are one thing, testimonials are another.  Thank you for the
information!

Best Regards,

Stephen Brand



From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Staffan Lindberg
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:24 AM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Reading old SPSS-X system files from the 80's on the mainframe (a
dataarcheological problem)



Dear list!



A while ago I asked the list if it was possible to read old SPSS-X system
files from the 80's that had been transferred (binary dump of EBCDIC files)
from tapes onto disks. The mainframe center had long been closed down and
the operating system (IBM 360/MVS?) was no longer in use. Several kind souls
tried but did not succeed. A time ago I was contacted by Chris Muller from
Muller Media Conversions (www.mullermedia.com) who was willing to give it a
try. I cannot say that my hope was great but after some correspondence he
actually succeeded in converting many of them to readable SPSS for Windows
files with most of the labels intact although the variable labels were
something of a problem.



I know making advertisements in this list is frowned upon but I think I am
not alone with these kind of conversion problems and only want to point out
that there sometimes are solutions.



best



Staffan Lindberg

Sweden


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