[Hidden-tech] 5" disk Re: accessing files off a floppy

Mik Muller tech at montaguewebworks.com
Fri Mar 16 08:58:47 EDT 2018


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> On Mar 15, 2018, at 2:01 PM, Stacy Kontrabecki <swampdancer at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Sorry for the delay replying.
> 
> I just learned that the floppy is a 5". Ugh. Any local ideas?
> 
> I'll take a look on Amazon, but this is a one-time thing (I hope!)
> 
> Stacy
> 
> 
>> On 3/9/18 7:09 AM, Jan Werner wrote:
>> You can buy USB external floppy disk drives that work with both PCs and Macs for less than
>> $15 on Amazon.
>> 
>> If you are digging through old documents stored on disc, you probably should have one of
>> those around.
>> 
>> Jan Werner
>> __________
>> 
>> 
>> Stacy Kontrabecki wrote:
>>> I'm working on a guided walking tour project for Shelburne, MA's 250th
>>> celebration this year and there is a valuable document from a Berkshire
>>> historical society that no one has access to as it is on a floppy disk.
>>> 
>>> Do you have a PC set up that can access the file I need on this disk?
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Stacy Kontrabecki
>>> 
>>> PS: Anyone with experience in AR apps for tours - I'd love to speak with
>>> you.
>>> 
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