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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2013 9:47:44 GMT 10
I have a lot of "floppies" from around 2003 and they have some really important genealogical stuff on them which I would like to retrieve if possible. I know it's not easy and probably not possible at this stage. Anyone know of anyone who can retrieve this stuff? The thought of having to accumulate all this info again - lots of which are not available any more on the internet - is really daunting.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2013 8:26:34 GMT 10
Thanks for that Earl. I've been told before about the usbs but I really just wanted to get someone else to retrieve all the info for me. Mainly because it's so precious and just not available any more. Really great maps from the 1700s and 1800s, parish registers from the 1600s on, memorial inscriptions and so on. I just can't remember who all the individuals were who so unstintingly sent me so much of their collections. I really don't want to lose all that stuff. But of course you would find "old floppies" intriguing, lol! Although they aren't floppy at all, not like the really old disks.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2013 15:40:37 GMT 10
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Post by Salem on Apr 7, 2013 20:12:01 GMT 10
I've kept my very first computer (well, ok, second, my first one I didn't have for long) a Pentium 100 (8gig ram, 2 gig hdd - expanded to 16 and 40 respectively before I upgraded from that) for that reason. It doesn't have 5.25 FDD but it does have the 3.5 and it runs Windows 3.11. I like the nostalgia and being able to run old games/software on it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2013 8:10:18 GMT 10
Thanks for that Grim. Just had a look - they're quite cheap! Will keep that addy in my address book. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2013 8:14:41 GMT 10
I've kept my very first computer (well, ok, second, my first one I didn't have for long) a Pentium 100 (8gig ram, 2 gig hdd - expanded to 16 and 40 respectively before I upgraded from that) for that reason. It doesn't have 5.25 FDD but it does have the 3.5 and it runs Windows 3.11. I like the nostalgia and being able to run old games/software on it. If I kept all my pc hardware I've owned over the past 15 years, you wouldn't get in this room! But I'm not nostalgic about it although I think the Hewlett Packard pc was the best I've ever owned. Btw ... cute kittens!! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2013 10:46:52 GMT 10
I've got a Sony Vaio laptop which has a floppy-disc drive in it.
It is an old laptop (and came with Windows XP Professional), but it still works perfectly. I have kept it going, because I still have a bit of stuff on floppies (although not a lot) that I haven't got around to migrating to other storage formats. I also have an old HP desktop PC in the shed that I purchased new in 1997. It runs Windows 95 and when I last plugged it in and started it up about a year-and-a-half ago, it also still worked perfectly. That computer also has a floppy-disc drive, so no wucking furries for me in accessing floppies.
However, as far as accessing any stuff on 5ΒΌ-inch floppies.....forget it. I never used them and I definitely don't have any hardware for those.
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