What happens when AI is a good programmer but not a software engineer, and it also makes experimentation cheap.
~~~ FIELD NOTES · ARCHIVING · RESTORATION · EMULATION ~~~
A methodical journey through recovering, validating, and archiving 40-year-old Apple II floppy disks
Two new posts, both out October 3, 2026.
What happens when AI is a good programmer but not a software engineer, and it also makes experimentation cheap.
Field notes from the disk revival project: 173 forty-year-old Apple II floppies, a broken drive, and a tool to make sure the archive never quietly ships bad data.
READ PART 1: Archiving, Validating and Repairing Apple ][ Disks