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Everything => Hardware => Topic started by: ezrateboul on Jul 07, 2026, 05:52 PM

Title: reading a NeXT magneto optical disc
Post by: ezrateboul on Jul 07, 2026, 05:52 PM
Hello everyone! first time poster. I did my best to make sure I followed the rules but let me know if I missed anything.

I am a historian of signal processing and electronic sound and I recently was entrusted with a NeXT magneto optic disc in very good condition containing some computer music code from a U.S. composer I am working with. It contains programs made on a NeXT machine between the late 80s and late 90s. It was last written to probably in 1997.

I am based in Montréal, and I am looking for anyone within a 10-12 hour drive of here that may have a functional setup to copy the contents of the disc / image it.

the kind folks at tinkerdifferent directed me to your forum (https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/imaging-mo-disc.5462/)

thanks very much in advance for any tips or suggestions!
happy to answer questions if extra info might help orient this inquiry.

ezra
Title: Re: reading a NeXT magneto optical disc
Post by: mikeboss on Jul 07, 2026, 06:41 PM
asking around here is a good starting point. you might also try and join the Discord channel: https://discord.gg/KKqSA8fx4
Title: Re: reading a NeXT magneto optical disc
Post by: ZombiePhysicist on Jul 08, 2026, 05:38 PM
Rob Blessin of Black Hole Tech would definitely have one. I think one othe ruse on teh discord channel mentioned they have a working unit.