Lounge & Lost Media - Digital Archivist: Preservation and Archiving Forum https://digital-archivist.com/community/lounge/ A community dedicated to archiving images, audio and video for future generations. en-NZ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:15:22 +0000 wpForo 60 Welcome to the lounge — and the "what on earth is this?" corner https://digital-archivist.com/community/lounge/welcome-to-the-lounge-and-the-what-on-earth-is-this-corner/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:49:15 +0000 Every forum needs a room with the comfy chairs, and this is ours — off-topic chat, the tangents, and the stuff that doesn't belong anywhere else. It's also home to the fun puzzle side of this hobby: lost media and mystery formats. If you've got a tape, disc or bit of gear you can't identify — an odd cassette shell, a label in a language you don't read, a format you've never laid eyes on — post a photo and someone here usually knows.

To get us going: what's the strangest or most unexpected thing you've come across in your own collection? A surprise recording on a tape you thought was blank, a format that stumped you, a piece of kit nobody can put a name to? Photos very welcome.

No question's too basic, and no tangent too daft — that's rather the point of this corner. Pull up a chair.

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