3 Jun
2012
3 Jun
'12
2:45 p.m.
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Tom Gardner wrote:
I have just received several hundred 5?-inch FDDs
which I would like to copy
to modern media. They contain WordPerfect files
Does anyone know a low cost copying service? The best I have found so far
is about $5 per disk although I suspect I could negotiate a lower bulk rate.
In the alternative, can anyone recommend a USB 5?-inch reader? Device Side
Data's FC5025 USB 5.25" floppy controller (http://www.deviceside.com/) looks
like a starting point towards a reader for about $100.
Before anybody gets into the cockamamie advice of catweasel V diskferret,
where are you?
Have machines with 5.25" drives become that difficult to find?
Unless you have OTHER plans and goals, you do NOT need a 5.25" interface
for your current computer; you need a couple of hours use of a vintage machine.
Even if you have to do two steps - 5.25" to 3.5", 3.5" to
"cloud", . . .
Do you have software that won't choke on WordPervert files?