My dad used to run a company that was contracted to program defensive missiles (using some odd language called Ada....). He passed away a long time ago.

So, right now I'm at my mom's house to organize his old files. I uncover a few thousand floppies and spools of magnetic tape.

What the hell is the best way to take care of this without going crazy? We're strapped on cash right now, so we can't hire professionals.

And I don't want to just shred them. My dad would probably get pissed for doing it the wrong way.

Anybody with experience with this?

Also, I am backing this stuff up.

Thanks guys.