Data Rescue

Bring a Prismatic Punch Card to Master Mechanic Castpipe in Ironforge.

• Prismatic Punch Card

When we fled Gnomeregan, we left so much data behind! Vitally important data!

I need the data on a prismatic punch card, from a Matrix Punchograph 3005-D high security terminal, deep in Gnomeregan. You must access the terminal, but to do that you first need clearance... and to get that you must access lower security terminals—models -A, -B and -C. And to do THAT you need security punch cards, starting with white... and we left all the punch cards in the city.

It's a catastrophe! Can you help?

• Repairman's Cape
• Mechanic's Pipehammer

You will receive:

• 3650 XP (or at level 70)
• +500 reputation with Gnomeregan Exiles

Do you have the prismatic punch card??

You did it! You found the prismatic punch card and recovered the lost data! Vitally, critically, immeasurably important data that we could not live another moment without!

Your service to the gnomes will be long remembered,.

The first part of this quest takes place in Gnomeregan, but outside the instance. You must first get White Punch Card, which is a random drop from the mobs near the instance. Then you must use the card in a Matrix Punchograph 3005-A, which are located in the Train Depot area (on the raised platform in the center, and by the Workshop (back door) entrance). This will give you a Yellow Punch Card.

• Matrix Punchograph 3005-Bs are located in the Dormitory (just past the Clean Zone). They will upgrade your Yellow Punch Card to a Blue Punch Card.
• Matrix Punchograph 3005-Cs are located on the platform with . They will upgrade your Blue Punch Card to a Red Punch Card.
• Matrix Punchograph 3005-Ds are located on the lower level of the Engineering Labs. They will upgrade your Red Punch Card to a Prismatic Punch Card.

• The blocks of 1s and 0s in the description page when you interact with different machines actually have meaning. They are binary representations of ASCII text. A few examples listed here (some from Thottbot):
• Recipe: Mechanical ChickSoup
• Gnomercy!
• Tell your friends to play WoW.
• Play the Warcraft roleplaying game.
• Kiss me, I'm gnomish!
• The Lich King lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Gnomeregan forever!
• How am I driving?
• Thrall and Jaina sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
• If you can read this, you're standing too close.
• The gnome king wears night elf underwear.
• Help! I'm trapped in a binary punch card factory!
• Message to Castpipe: your laundry's ready for pickup.

• 1) Castpipe's Task
• 2) Data Rescue