Unlocking the Value of Your Legacy Data

Advanced Technology for Reading and Monetizing the Data on Magnetic Tapes from the 1960s-2000s

ChannelScience is developing the best tape readers ever built for legacy magnetic tapes.



Preservation = Procrastination

Even under the best conditions, magnetic information decays with time…

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Open Reel Tape Cleaner

Modern, high speed tape cleaner with dual contact cleaning tape on both sides of the tape. Features a solenoid-controlled ceramic burnisher and browser-based multi-cleaner control software.


Preservation Master

We provide the most accurate reproduction of the magnetic patterns on tapes ever available

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Multiformat Tape Reader

Our ½” open reel tape transport and precision magnetic read elements accommodate a wide range of formats. Individual software modules for each format provide the decoded byte stream that would be output from vintage drives.