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Offline MdloomisTopic starter

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Resurrecting old files
« on: January 15, 2017, 01:02:55 AM »
Greetings,

First post here.  I've got a request and i don't know how feasible this is so I'll just put it out there...

Back in the early 90's I was an Amiga user with an interest in computer graphics and animation.  A quarter century later, I am still working in the animation industry.  Where does the time go?  Anyway, my early days with the Amiga were a formative experience for me.  My first computer images and animations were created on that machine.  I still have a number of (plastic case) floppy disks containing this early work as well as a number of school papers and software.

The problem is, I have no way to read the disks or even know if they are still viable and readable.  Is there anyone out there who may be able to help me resurrect these files?  I'd love to convert some of my Amiga-generated animations to quicktime or other more modern format so these works are not lost forever in the big bit bucket of eternity.  I know I was using Imagine at one point, but I'm a bit foggy on remembering exactly what I might have on these disks.

Can anyone help me?

Michael Loomis
 

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Re: Resurrecting old files
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2017, 03:32:31 PM »
Thanks Matt and Rob for the quick responses.

I should have been more clear in my description...  What I would prefer to do in this case is to find someone who already has the hardware and software necessary to read and translate my files.  I'm not really interested in emulation solutions (probably not possible anyway on the Apple iMac machine I use).  I just want to be able to access my data, if at all possible.

I'm located in northern California.

Thanks again.