Eliza,

You might try contacting the Charles Babbage Institute:
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/

Best,
Ryan

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Eliza Carrie Bettinger <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>  Dear List,
>
>
>  We recently received a donation of old GIS and map software on 3.5" AND
> 5.25" floppy disks (along with a vintage Apple IIe and lots of hardcopy
> manuals). I was wondering if any of you know of any archives that collect
> or preserve this kind of thing, or anyone who know best practices for
> preserving software.
>
>
>  The software we received includes (mid-80s through mid-90s vintage):
>
> Applepips
>
> Micropips
>
> DIAS
>
> Threshold
>
> OSU-Map
>
> Atlas Graphics
>
> Terra Base
>
> PC-Globe
>
> Crossroads
>
> Surfer
>
> IDRISI
>
> Desktop Mapping System
>
> MapGrafix
>
>
>  Would love to hear if you've had experience with this sort of thing!
>
> Eliza Bettinger
>
>
>   --
> Eliza Bettinger
> Digital Geo-Information Specialist
> American Geographical Society Library
> UW-Milwaukee
> Milwaukee WI USA
> 414-229-6282
>



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