Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Nov 20, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote: > > 2"x2"? Before CDs and memory sticks? > > These 2"x2" square things I know were called "slides" but each only carried > one image. ie floppies... > > Or, are you referring to CF or Compact Flash? The first ones contained a > tiny little hard disk, but soon replaced by flash memory. these are an > inch or 1.5 in they can carry many images... ie CF cards > > I have a reader, and I'd be happy to transfer the images to another medium > for you, provided there aren't millions of them. How many are we talking > about? I'm sure local computer shops could be persuaded to do the same. > > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> 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 >> > > > > -- > Ken Iisaka > first name at last name dot org or com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information