2 1 1 Jason Scott Rescuing The Prince of Persia from the sands of time
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Jason Scott's DerbyCon 2012 talk on rescuing the Prince of Persia source code from old floppy disks, working with the game's author Jordan Mechner. It is a story of digital archaeology and recovering data from ancient media.
Why HN recommends it: Repeatedly recommended as a favorite tech talk and a great example of digital preservation work.
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