[Hidden-tech] More packrat stuff... files off an ms-dos system?

[Jan Werner]

The Epson Equity II+ ran on a 12 Mhz 286. Now That's a real legacy 
system! It must have a floppy boot drive which (if it still works) would 
allow you to copy the files onto diskettes.

If it has a 3.5" drive, you should have no problem reading the diskettes 
on a PC or a Mac. You can get a USB external 3.5" drive if you don't 
have a system with a floppy drive. If the Epson only has the standard 
5.25" drive, I have an old  PC that can convert 5.25" to 3.5" diskettes.

If the diskette drive no longer works, your best bet would be to get a 
bare 3.5" drive, install it in the Epson, and use that to write the 
files to diskette. You should be able to find a 3.5" drive for <$25.00. 
That might actually be the fastest way to get the contents anyway, since 
finding 5.25" diskettes may be a challenge unless you still have some 
lying around.

Jan Werner
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> Hi all,
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> Steven Solomon's "pack-rat" post inspired me to move on this legacy issue.
> I have an ancient Espon Equity II+ (MS-DOS) on which are some original 
> songs my ex wrote years ago. No, she doesn't have hard-copy printouts. 
> Yes, it has parallel ports!!
> Thought I'd see if anybody has some thoughts on how to transfer the 
> files onto an external drive of some sort?
> Is this even possible? I'm really curious if some of you ultra-geeks can 
> recommend something. I'd like to recycle that thing and get it out of my 
> basement once and for all. lol!
> 
> Thanks,
> Kimo
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