Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Meino, YES YES that seems to be the tool for retrieval all right.:-) Thank you very much. I wont be the "transfer operator" As I wouldn't dare attempt it because even though it's sold as " foolproof?" I'm the person in the planet who could prove it wasn't! And end up with all blank disks! :-) Thanks again. cheers, Dr. ted :-) -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Meino de Graaf Sent: November-20-14 10:23 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] TECHNICAL QUESTION?? ANSWER PLEASE??? Ted is this what you are looking for? http://www.pcworld.com/article/2027943/how-to-access-your-old-3-5-inch-flopp y-disks.html regards Meino de Graaf On 11/20/2014 7:14 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > HI CREW, > Yeah I know it's me asking a techie question! :-) Well you all know "I'm > clueless when it comes to techie things." > So please be kind to the "old lad." Thank you. :-) > > Remember those little, I think they were about 2"X 2"square discs we loaded > all kinds of images on? Then technologies advanced and we moved to CD's and > Memory Sticks" And heaven knows what? > > I have quite a number of those 2X2 discs, if that's what they're called? > > Can I take them to some computer techie shop and have the info on them > downloaded to memory sticks of today? I'm sure there's a wealth of "old > images" loaded on them and I'd like to retrieve them if possible? And not > going to cost the Bank of Canada monetary reserves to pay for the change > over? :-) > > At one time I did have a back-up hard drive, unfortunately the chap > installing it didn't do it right! YEP you guessed! So when we did have a > computer crash and burn I lost about 10,000 images because the back-up drive > wasn't doing anything but taking up space in my little computer room!!! :-( > :-( > > Your suggestions please. > > Thanks a bunch. > > cheers, > ted > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4213/8599 - Release Date: 11/20/14 > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information