Amateur Digital Archeology
Using digital forensics techniques to recover history and data from vintage hardware artifacts.
Summary
Digital Archeology Concept
'Digital Archeology' is a digital forensics text book topic. Applying forensics techniques from cyber crime investigations to address void in archeology relating to digital media and silicon artifacts opens new possibilities.
NYC Resistor Projects
At NYC Resistor in Brooklyn, digital archeology projects have been conducted on several occasions, providing enjoyable and educational experiences.
Shuttle Laptop Discovery
The speaker purchased a laptop at auction claiming to be from a Space Shuttle Mission. The device proved mostly authentic. The presentation details what was discovered about the device's history and recovery techniques used.
Findings
Extensive information about the authentic shuttle hardware was recovered. Notably, the sister laptop with matching serial numbers may have been discovered, providing additional historical artifacts for analysis.
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