Post by Colonel Llama on Mar 26, 2018 22:43:31 GMT
Last year, me and my friend somehow got our hands on a laptop that was previously owned by writer John Boni. It has a shitload of scripts and pitches for various shows. Now that i own this laptop, i want first to extract the files from this laptop, but the problem is, the floppy disk drive doesn't work anymore. Can someboy help me find a way to transfer those files on another computer? I'm 100% sure there's a bunch of lost stuff in there.
Last year, me and my friend somehow got our hands on a laptop that was previously owned by writer John Boni. It has a shitload of scripts and pitches for various shows. Now that i own this laptop, i want first to extract the files from this laptop, but the problem is, the floppy disk drive doesn't work anymore. Can someboy help me find a way to transfer those files on another computer? I'm 100% sure there's a bunch of lost stuff in there.
Does it have any other type of data connector other than a drive?
I'm just curious on what the rejected scripts and pitches for TV shows that are on his old laptop are and I hope you can share them sometime soon. If the floppy disk doesn't work anymore, try taking it to a computer repair shop and see if it's salvagable.
Despite the frustrations of normal day life we go through, the best thing to do about it is still being happy for our friends and family.
What you can do is get an external floppy drive like I have if you don't already. Also, it might simply be the version of windows you are using. A lot of Floppy discs rely on older versions of Operating Systems. Try getting a PC emulator, and then running a downloaded version of Windows 95 or 3.1 through aid emulator. Have yet to try myself, though it's definitely worth a shot.
Also, typically with floppy drives you can still upload and copy the files completely fine even while being unable to open them.
You can just replace the floppy drive,it's not that hard. It would be much easier than finding a repair guy who is still familiar with floppy drives. You can find a replacement by looking around at places where they sell old computer parts,like Goodwill,flea markets,pawn shops,electronics recycling depots ect. I've found that the best place by far to find parts like this is this recycled electronics reseller NPO called Free Geek,so you're really in luck if there's a Free Geek in your area. If you can't find the FDD itself for sale,you can always buy a PC that has the FDD and just take it out of that one and put it into yours,since these older PCs are dirt cheap. All you have to do is take a look at which model FDD you need,and then you can start searching for it.
I highly doubt there is a Free Geek in Laval. I don’t even know how that laptop ended up in Montreal.
Also, the laptop run Windows 3.1
If that's the case, then try finding a new external floppy drive. Those often connect through the USB ports, and are typically priced at about $15-25 CAD. Try looking on second hand sites like Kijiji as well. I got mine from a local person for a good $5.
Post by Colonel Llama on Mar 27, 2018 23:30:23 GMT
I actually planned to order an external floppy drive for my Windows 10 laptop, since it would be impossible to tranfert the files without it. Unfortunately, it won't be able to be used on John's laptop, since it does not have USB ports.
I actually planned to order an external floppy drive for my Windows 10 laptop, since it would be impossible to tranfert the files without it. Unfortunately, it won't be able to be used on John's laptop, since it does not have USB ports.
Huh... do you know what kind of cable inputs the laptop has if not USB?
I actually planned to order an external floppy drive for my Windows 10 laptop, since it would be impossible to tranfert the files without it. Unfortunately, it won't be able to be used on John's laptop, since it does not have USB ports.
Huh... do you know what kind of cable inputs the laptop has if not USB?
Technically, a lot of the stuff we do is in a grey area. It's just people don't care about this stuff most of the time and thus do not pursue legal action against archivists.