Jon Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 3:37 PM, James
Fraser<[email protected]> wrote:
>> Is there anyone on this list in the Las Vegas area who
>> could help me read a few old floppies?
>
> Maybe it's just me, but the subject line of your post conjured up visions of 
> someone attempting to divine the contents of a floppy disk by the simple 
> expedient of holding it against their forehead, Carnac the Magnificent-style. 
>  I'm sure the location given (Las Vegas) contributed significantly to the 
> mental image, too. :)

I truly hate it when I have to do that . . .

> And while I can't speak for other people and their abilities, I personally 
> cannot claim to have had even the slightest success reading a floppy disc 
> entirely unaided.

Does an electron microscope count as "unaided"?

:)

hawk

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