I expect you'll see one as you're turing around, Bob. On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote: > Somebody ought to invent a Universal Machine! > > > >> On 13 Feb 2015, at 19:47, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Recent motherboards don't even have floppy controllers built onto them and >> no one makes a PCI anything floppy controller add in board, so 5 1/4 floppys >> are dead unless you happen to have an older machine, (I have one for running >> my film scanner), you can still buy 3 1/2 inch USB floppy drives, but >> they're not 100 percent compatible with anything. In fact I think it would >> be easier to find something to read the paper tape than an 8" floppy. >> >>> On 2/13/2015 2:25 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> I saw a bit of a convo between two Facebook connections with this with >>> one disbelieving that this could be a problem. "Someone, somewhere can >>> read your old file formats", he stated confidently. >>> >>> I'm tempted to show him some 1" paper tape and ask him if he knows >>> anyone who can still read that. >>> >>> But even relatively modern formats are effectively dead these days. >>> How many of us could read an 8 inch MDS-80 floppy? A 5.25" CP/M or >>> MS-DOS floppy? Even finding a PC or Mac with a 3.5" 1.44M floppy on it >>> is non-trivial lately. In a pinch I can read 3.5" floppies, but I'd >>> have to spend a couple of hours jury-rigging something together: an >>> old PC from the basement, running FreeBSD and networked. >>> >>> My late 2014 iMac came with no CD/DVD reader/burner in it. I had to >>> buy a USB one. >>> >>> The digital vellum idea is kinda like VMware, so I get it and it makes >>> sense. But printing photos works for me too since I like to see them >>> on my walls anyway. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Christine Aguila >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi Team: >>>> >>>> Just thought this might be of interest given a recent thread about >>>> compatibility of DNG files on old software versions. >>>> >>>> To my mind, more importantly, it makes the case for paper :-)))—print your >>>> photos—and an even better idea is to make photo books—which with Lightroom >>>> are really fun and relatively easy to make. >>>> >>>> I’ve recently purchased some archival clam shell photo boxes for loose >>>> photos, and they’ve been working out well. >>>> >>>> http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31450389 >>>> >>>> >>>> The solution suggested by internet guru, Vint Cerf, seems interesting >>>> enough, but printing either a single photo or photo books, should still >>>> remain a viable option for showcasing and preserving all your lovely >>>> photos—IMHO :-)!!! >>>> >>>> Cheers, Christine >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve >> immortality through not dying. >> -- Woody Allen >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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