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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Duce on April 05, 2013, 11:58:31 PM
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Need a hand retrieving some files off an old Amiga floppy.
Finally found my old keyfiles disk for all my old BBS programs and utilities, which I need desperately. Assuming the disk is good, and I imagine it is since it's been stored well, I need the files off that disk. The authors of these long gone, yet indispensable programs cannot be tracked down. Problem is, I have no working legacy Amiga atm as my A1200 has a dead HD and FDD. I figure I have two options:
1 - buy a catweasel for my PC or SAM, assuming I can find one. I'd rather not do this, as I will likely never use the thing again after I pull these files off the disk.
2 - appeal to one of you kind souls here on A.org to let me mail you this floppy, along with a USB stick for transferring the files, or the files could be emailed to me if USB is not an option for said kind soul.
Any takers? I'm located in Alberta, Canada. I'd obviously pay for any and all mailing costs, and even give you a tenner for a sixer of beers for your troubles if someone can help a brother out!
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I'm in Idaho, USA. If you want to send the disk to me, PM me and I'll send you my address.
Oh, and I don't need the ten spot, I'm always up for helping a brother out ;)
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Where in Alberta are you? I live near Edmonton. I'm going down to Red Deer next week-end.
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Need a hand retrieving some files off an old Amiga floppy.
. I figure I have two options:
1 - buy a catweasel for my PC or SAM, assuming I can find one. I'd rather not do this, as I will likely never use the thing again after I pull these files off the disk.
2 - appeal to one of you kind souls here on A.org to let me mail you this floppy, along with a USB stick for transferring the files, or the files could be emailed to me if USB is not an option for said kind soul.
Assuming it is a AmigaDOS formatted disk, there is a third option:
You need a PC with two Floppy drives and ADFread from http://www.winuae.net/
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To be honest I'd have been concerned about the disk as it goes through various mail scans and such... wouldn't it possibly affect them?
ps. on password recovery it asked about the current CEO of A.inc.. i answered "who cares?" and it says it's a wrong answer.. why??
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To be honest I'd have been concerned about the disk as it goes through various mail scans and such... wouldn't it possibly affect them?
It shouldn't... well, at least back in the pre-Web days I used to get some software from PD libraries that sent jiffy packs chock full of disks by airmail across two continents. They worked fine.
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You might be right, though I believe back in the pre-Web days mail control was less strict as every sender wasn't seen as potential terrorist and the package as a :destroy: device.. Well, I suppose it also depends on the way mail goes.