You're asking a board full of those fascinated with vintage tech if something needs to be preserved, I think you know the answer to expect here buddy haha
In any case, it's worth first sorting through the stuff that's already up on archive and/or winworldpc before you waste time pulling ISOs, otherwise, please do, for a start I'd personally appreciate it, and I won't be the last.
Just wanted to ask before I throw unwanted stuff up on the archives, it’s mainly office software with lots of server drivers for different mainframes and servers.
It’s a pack used by a Microsoft technician that goes back all the way back to 98 and up to Vista with server versions peppered in there
You'd be surprised how many of us are actually interested in client/server stuff. I've got copies of Lotus Domino, Informix Database, Sybase, etc. It's interesting to play with, for me at least.
I’m planning on building a “server” which will mainly consist of removable data storage media drives which I put in rack mounts which is where the server part comes from as my pc case won’t be able to handle 20+ media drives so it isn’t an actual server but will look like one.
There will be some server/datacenter tape backup drives in there but most are consumer things.
Nothing is ever unwanted. The amount of times I have seen someone on forums or youtube after some obscure driver or piece of software from 15 years ago because no one thought to archive it is ridiculous.
Oh I remember those! Back when MSDN subscription would send you literal binders of CDs rather than the downloadable catalog of ISOs they have today.
But like others have said, probably compare to see what's already available and archive anything that isn't.
This looks like the binder I got with my TechNet subscription. This was standard kit for MCSE’s back in the early 2000’s/ Late 90’s. Also, there were no Microsoft Certified Technicians back then. There was the MCSE - which is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Engineer, and there were between 5-7 exams you’d take depending on your specialty. This was not an easy designation to get. There were also MCSA’s which were Solutions Architects. If you just tested out for a single product like windows 2000 server or workstation, you were awarded MCP, or “Microsoft Certified Professional.”
I used these CDs like that when I worked as a system administrator, but first what I’ve done was putting them all on network share. However, these CDs were 100% guaranteed source of virus-free, modification-free copies of original M$ software.
This binder would have been carried by an MCSE, or a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert with an annual technet subscription. You could buy a subscription for the year without the certification, but a lot of MCSE’s worked for MSP’s and had to deal with a lot of different clients that had a diverse distribution of Microsoft products that you might need to support.
use imgburn to rip them. If that doesn't work, use the trial of Alcohol 120%. Take photos of the Discs and upload them with the file(s) so people can verify that your post is legit on archive :)
I’m planning to take pictures of the discs and put them into a folder along with the software and when it comes time to upload them, they will be neatly organized so I can put the image up along with the software from the folder without having to search for the picture
oh man the action pack!! I still have mine somewhere. That was awesome, $300 or so and you got 10 keys of windows, office pro, visio, and all the server stuff.
Pretty much everything from the old Microsoft Action Packs are already posted [Archive.org](http://Archive.org) (often multiple times over) and other sites.
I would look through the binders and search [archive.org](http://archive.org) for each one before going through the effort of archiving them all.
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