This thread got me thinking.  I wonder what kind of opportunities there might be for someone to start a business that specializes in recovering data from old formats people don't use anymore. On 1/7/19 10:26 PM, Thomas Scott wrote: > http://www.deviceside.com/fc5025.html - found this as a possible > solution, if you're unable to find a USB drive or an old machine > that's bootable > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 12:12 PM Michael Butash > wrote: > > I had an old thinkpad usb 3.5 floppy disk drive accessory I kept > around to boot cranky systems back in the day, as oddly when some > wouldn't work with certain usb cd, that floppy always worked.  I'd > offer it up, but I haven't seen/used it in 10+ years, and don't > even know where to start looking for it, but I'm sure you can > still find them on ebay. > > Good luck on the 5 inch, that you're just going to need an old > relic system for I think, but wouldn't surprise me to see some > hackers have made adapters to a more modern interface and power > for those as well. > > -mb > > On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 9:33 AM Matthew Gibson > > wrote: > > My parents have been cleaning out their home and came across > some 3 1/2 inch floppy disks, they also found some 5 inch > floppies. Does anyone have an appropriate drive for either of > these media items? I am looking to borrow, but I don't imagine > it will be difficult to scrounge up the funds to purchase a > drive or two. All we are wanting us to pull what data we can > off them. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss