About Save The WANG
Save The WANG is an independent preservation project focused on the Wang Professional Computer ecosystem, including software, documentation, hardware, disk images, recovery notes, and operational history.
The goal is not only to preserve working software, but also to document the recovery process itself. Failed reads, damaged disks, handwritten labels, manuals, binders, and hardware notes all provide useful historical context.
Project Goals
Preserve Original Media
Capture fragile floppy disks as raw flux images where possible, then produce usable disk images for restoration, testing, and research.
Document the Process
Record disk condition, imaging attempts, read failures, rewritten test disks, hardware behavior, and recovery methodology.
Scan the Paper Trail
Preserve manuals, binders, installation procedures, configuration notes, and system documentation that explain how the software was actually used.
Share the Findings
Publish organized notes, catalogs, and references so future collectors, researchers, and restoration efforts have a better starting point.
Current Scope
The initial archive is built around a collection of Wang Professional Computer disks, OIS-related material, WangNet-related software discoveries, original documentation, and restored Wang Professional Computer hardware.
Preservation Philosophy
A perfect disk image is ideal, but imperfect recovery still matters. A partial flux capture, a failed sector map, a damaged label, or an installation note may be the only surviving evidence of a particular release, option, or workflow.
This site exists to keep that evidence together.