Re: Emergency! need files

[John Carmichael]

Hello Listers:   Thanks to everyone who wrote me for the moral support! The day after the crash, I was so upset that I got physically sick. But, now I've changed my attitude and am taking a very proactive stance to reconstruct all the important files.    Actually, some good came out of this awful experience.  I've spent hours studying Window's literature and talking with computer technicians, and have become an expert in the areas of disaster prevention, diagnostic procedures, and system and data restoration. Also, the crash got rid of all sorts of useless files that have been accumulating. Not to mention that the data recovery laboratory didn't charge me $1500.00 in recovery fees!   Can't wait to see all you BSSers in York later this month.  I NEED a vacation, and damned the Foot and Mouth Disease!   John   p.s. BACKUP YOUR FILES!   John L. Carmichael Jr. Sundial Sculptures 925 E. Foothills Rd. Tucson Arizona 8571   Tel: 520-696-1709 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: <http://www.sundialsculptures.com> <http John Carmichael wrote: Hello all, I need your help! Two weeks ago, my computer crashed and suffered a catastrophic system failure.  For Christmas, I asked for a CD burner so that I could make backups. What's ironic, is that I was making my very first backup CD when the computer crashed!!!  (We think it crashed because my CD burner was not compatible with my computer). I was devastated as I lost EVERYTHING. I sent the hard drive to a data recovery laboratory in California, but they were unable to recover any of my files. Now I'm faced with the daunting task of reconstructing all my drawings, text and photo files, and programs. By any chance, do any of you still have my files of my BEADED EOT GRAPH (Delta Cad or dxf. files) and my SUNDIAL OWNER'S MANUAL?  I have paper printouts of these, but I need the original digital versions. Any help with this would be Greatly Appreciated! Thanks John >