for that very reason.
That may not seem like help but if all else fails I can do a transfer
to CD or email for you if you are interested.
I transfer other types of media so why not old floppies too.
Let me know if you are interested but I would have to figure out a
small fee.
Dave
On Sep 2, 2010, at 6:50 PM, Carol Botteron wrote:
> Looking for a drive that can read 800K Mac floppies and output files
> to a Macbook Pro, e.g. by USB port.
>
> I have a few 10-year-old disks (800K, not HD) that have versions of my
> late father's memoirs. Might be able to find an old Mac that could
> read the disks, but output could be a problem unless, say, it had net
> access so I could email the files to myself.
>
> Tried Other World Computing http://www.macsales.com/ but can't find
> such a drive on their site. Customer Service says to try Technical
> Service during business hours, which I can't do until next week.
>
> I have hardcopy of the memoirs but not a file. Maybe I should get
> busy typing. :-}
>
> adTHANKSvance for any suggestions.
>
>
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