Re: old hardware RLL controller or computer

2020-09-21 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
Is DOS 6 what you are after? or other data? On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 7:42 PM Joe Taylor via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I have this old HDD I want to get data off of. It is a Rll drive 30 Mb. > > If someone has a controller card I can use or a old computer (pcXT) I >

old hardware RLL controller or computer

2020-09-20 Thread Joe Taylor via PLUG-discuss
I have this old HDD I want to get data off of. It is a Rll drive 30 Mb. If someone has a controller card I can use or a old computer (pcXT) I could borrow. I don't know if the drive works at all but it does/did have dos 6 on it at one time. Joe

Re: Old Hardware

2020-08-01 Thread Joe Gibbs via PLUG-discuss
hat handle such things? >> On 7/21/20 9:10 PM, Joe Gibbs via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> >> Greetings from Peoria, >> >> I am cleaning out the closet (literally) and have some old hardware that >> could use proper disposal. Currently I am dropping stuff off at Batteries

Re: Old Hardware

2020-07-24 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
em computers. What > organizations are in the Valley that handle such things? > On 7/21/20 9:10 PM, Joe Gibbs via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > Greetings from Peoria, > > I am cleaning out the closet (literally) and have some old hardware that > could use proper disposal. Currently I a

Re: Old Hardware

2020-07-24 Thread Jim via PLUG-discuss
the closet (literally) and have some old hardware that could use proper disposal. Currently I am dropping stuff off at Batteries Plus into their electronics recycle box. However the current lot still runs, despite running MS Vista, XP or Windows 10. Does anyone know of an alternate legit site

Re: Old Hardware

2020-07-22 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Peoria, I am cleaning out the closet (literally) and have some old hardware that could use proper disposal. Currently I am dropping stuff off at Batteries Plus into their electronics recycle box. However the current lot still runs, despite running MS Vista, XP or Windows 10. Does anyone know

Old Hardware

2020-07-21 Thread Joe Gibbs via PLUG-discuss
Greetings from Peoria, I am cleaning out the closet (literally) and have some old hardware that could use proper disposal. Currently I am dropping stuff off at Batteries Plus into their electronics recycle box. However the current lot still runs, despite running MS Vista, XP or Windows 10. Does

Re: What to do with old hardware

2019-12-20 Thread Eric Oyen
gt; beowolf cluster or something: >> >> What do you guys like to do with old hardware, some of which isn't easily >> made into Linux (mostly laptops)? > > > > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@

Re: Old Hardware

2019-01-11 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 09 Jan 2019 11:01:38 -0700 "li...@bespokess.com" wrote: > I have a working 3.5 usb floppy drive.  Success rate in recovering > data from old disks for people is maybe 50/50 though? I wonder if ddrescue with a log file could raise those odds. I've used it on hard disks of dubious

Re: Old Hardware

2019-01-09 Thread li...@bespokess.com
I have a working 3.5 usb floppy drive.  Success rate in recovering data from old disks for people is maybe 50/50 though? I'm generally at Gangplank in Chandler during business hours, or I can bring it to plug/stammtisch. -JillOn 2019-01-06 16:33, Matthew Gibson wrote: > My parents have been

Re: Old Hardware

2019-01-08 Thread Michael Butash
I'd typically find floppies that didn't work after a few years for whatever reason back when they were the shiznit still, I can't imagine they hold up much over time, and imagine charging for someone scanning hundreds of them and not recovering anything more often than not. I have binders full of

Re: Old Hardware

2019-01-07 Thread Thomas Scott
http://www.deviceside.com/fc5025.html - found this as a possible solution, if you're unable to find a USB drive or an old machine that's bootable On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 12:12 PM Michael Butash wrote: > I had an old thinkpad usb 3.5 floppy disk drive accessory I kept around to > boot cranky

Re: Old Hardware

2019-01-07 Thread Michael Butash
I had an old thinkpad usb 3.5 floppy disk drive accessory I kept around to boot cranky systems back in the day, as oddly when some wouldn't work with certain usb cd, that floppy always worked. I'd offer it up, but I haven't seen/used it in 10+ years, and don't even know where to start looking for

Re: Old Hardware

2019-01-07 Thread Matt Graham
On 1/6/19 9:33 AM, Matthew Gibson wrote: My parents have been cleaning out their home and came across some 3 1/2 inch floppy disks, they also found some 5 inch floppies. Does anyone have an appropriate drive for either of these media items? I think I have a 3.5" floppy drive in the junk

Re: Old Hardware

2019-01-06 Thread Jim
How old are these discs?  If you do get data from them, I'm sure some of us would be interested in how old they are and still able to retain the data. On 1/6/19 9:33 AM, Matthew Gibson wrote: My parents have been cleaning out their home and came across some 3 1/2 inch floppy disks, they also

Old Hardware

2019-01-06 Thread Matthew Gibson
My parents have been cleaning out their home and came across some 3 1/2 inch floppy disks, they also found some 5 inch floppies. Does anyone have an appropriate drive for either of these media items? I am looking to borrow, but I don't imagine it will be difficult to scrounge up the funds to