On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 12:18 PM, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > I have a bunch of stuff on Zip; maybe I can transfer the necessary stuff to > a flash drive on the old one, then to the new one, etc.
Good plan, Wilton---I'd either copy the data on the Zip disks to the hard drive on the new machine by the method you outline if you need it readily accessible, or archive it to CD. Zip disks are not suited to long-term storage (a polite way of saying that they fail at the drop of a hat)---in particular, old ones are likely to be unreadable by any but the drive that originally wrote to them, in my experience. (Just realized I'm not following my own advice---I have a parallel port Zip drive, no currently "active" computer with a parallel port, and some old data that I just might want at some point lying around on Zip disks! Better rectify that...) Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
