@Polychrome They just got an article on /. and they're like "gee, we don't know where to get these machines..." after about a zillion of us told them where known D1 decks could be found.
I don't know that getting them read in Vancouver is feasible. The people with working decks seem unlikely imo to ship them. This is a "load all the tapes in a van and drive them to all the way to Florida" project. Be great fodder for their documentary.