Admiral Grace Hopper's Landmark Lecture Is Found, But the NSA Won't Release It

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  1. Two AMPEX 1-inch open reel tapes containing a 1982 lecture by computer science pioneer Admiral Grace Hopper have been located in the NSA’s archives.

  2. The lecture, titled “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People,” remains inaccessible as the NSA claims it lacks the technology to play back the obsolete format.

  3. Efforts to access the recordings highlight the broader issue of preserving technological heritage, with advocates urging the NSA to find a way to retrieve and share this valuable piece of history.

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