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| Thread ID: 146692 | 2018-10-24 18:59:00 | Rescuing some 5.25" floppies | Tony (4941) | Press F1 |
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| 1454884 | 2018-10-24 18:59:00 | I have just found some 5.25" floppies in the back of a cupboard. Yes I know I'm a hopeless hoarder, but it turns out I would quite like to get the data off them. Does anyone know of a service in Auckland that could transcribe them for me? | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1454885 | 2018-10-24 19:27:00 | I have just found some 5.25" floppies in the back of a cupboard. Yes I know I'm a hopeless hoarder, but it turns out I would quite like to get the data off them. Does anyone know of a service in Auckland that could transcribe them for me? You could do it your self if you could find a drive & drivers. I doubt if you could buy a new one now. But it is quite possible a member has one in a junkbox. PJ. |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1454886 | 2018-10-24 19:59:00 | www.pbtech.co.nz | ManUFan (7602) | ||
| 1454887 | 2018-10-24 20:00:00 | www.pbtech.co.nz Thanks for the link. Alas that is a 3.5" drive and I need 5.25". |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1454888 | 2018-10-24 20:25:00 | I have just found some 5.25" floppies in the back of a cupboard. Yes I know I'm a hopeless hoarder, but it turns out I would quite like to get the data off them. Does anyone know of a service in Auckland that could transcribe them for me? Datalab in Ak . Or ring around PC repair shops , may be a cheaper option. Or buy a very old PC of trademe . 5.25" drives used a data cable that wont connect to modern PC's May be issues reading some of those floppies, given how old they are. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1454889 | 2018-10-24 20:54:00 | I still have 5.25" drives in working condition (internal and external), knowing where I've stored them is the next question, last used 14 years ago when I decided to test the dinosaur out and relive some classic games. If the data is important, get a pro to do it though. |
Kame (312) | ||
| 1454890 | 2018-10-24 21:11:00 | The old DOS Norton Disk Doctor used to be very good at reviving hard to read floppies Im sure its available for download if you do a google search :-) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1454891 | 2018-10-24 21:30:00 | I think there still is an old system round here with one of those drives, but I don't have any coal to get it started. | Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1454892 | 2018-10-25 01:12:00 | I think there still is an old system round here with one of those drives, but I don't have any coal to get it started. LOL. I think mine was actually gas-fired. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1454893 | 2018-10-25 01:14:00 | Datalab in Ak . Or ring around PC repair shops , may be a cheaper option . Or buy a very old PC of trademe . 5 . 25" drives used a data cable that wont connect to modern PC's May be issues reading some of those floppies, given how old they are . Looking on TradeMe could be an option . The data is potentially interesting rather than important, so I wouldn't want to spend a lot of money . It might help me answer the question in this ( . pcworld . co . nz/showthread . php?146670-The-first-PC-Was-it-really-that-long-ago" target="_blank">pressf1 . pcworld . co . nz) thread about how much my first PC cost . |
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