Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://www.amazon.com/1-44MB-External-Floppy-Drive-Black/dp/B000M3GODW/ref=sr_1_18?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416512861&sr=1-18&keywords=usb+31%2F4+reader On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Philippe <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: > I still have a PC running some sort windows stuff that can take both zip > cartridge readers and and floppy disks - I'd feel honored to oblige > > Amiti?s > Philippe > > > Le 20 nov. 2014 ? 20:08, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> a ?crit : > > > Oh, I don't remember how long it's been since I last had a computer with > a > > floppy drives. I am suspecting that, as John mentioned, they may be Zip > > drives, which were about 4"x4". Floppies didn't have enough capacity to > > hold one single image, really, but Zip drives did. > > > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > >> Hi Ken, > >> > >> Thank you Ken most kindly for your transfer offer. However I wouldn't > think > >> of putting you through the misery of doing so given the numbers of > discs. > >> > >> It seems my previous description of 2" X 2" disc wasn't correct as they > >> were > >> referred to 3.5 floppies. > >> > >> Thanks again > >> cheers, > >> ted :-) > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > >> Of > >> Ken Iisaka > >> Sent: November-20-14 10:23 AM > >> To: Leica Users Group > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] TECHNICAL QUESTION?? ANSWER PLEASE??? > >> > >> 2"x2"? Before CDs and memory sticks? > >> > >> These 2"x2" square things I know were called "slides" but each only > carried > >> one image. > >> > >> Or, are you referring to CF or Compact Flash? The first ones contained a > >> tiny little hard disk, but soon replaced by flash memory. > >> > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >