Re: [LUG] 20210412 OT Help please. How to read an old Amstrad file (word type) today?

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Subject: Re: [LUG] 20210412 OT Help please. How to read an old Amstrad file (word type) today?

From: John PNZ <jh.pcgb@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:18:00 +0100

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The advantage of a professional quote is, I think, persuasive.

It's a one off cost, so it's effectively free.

It's possible to destroy the disk content by putting it into an Amstrad computer after this length of time, to say the least.

You don't have to accept the quote. I'd expect something around £50 all in.

Of the offerings on a Google search I'd start at https://disktransfer.co.uk/floppy/amstrad-3-inch-floppy-disk-pcw-cpc-word-file-conversions.php

John.

On Mon, 12 Apr 2021 at 19:22, maceion@xxxxxxxxx <maceion@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Dear FOLK,
20210412
Help please
20210412 OT How to read an old Amstrad file (word type) today?

Friend giving talks to a German class has an old talk about travels
through East Germany ( "DDR") by rail in 1960s. Saved to an Amstrad file.

We have tried various ways to read file. It is on a 3" floppy and copy
on is modern computer is unreadable on his computer.

Any way to read file from his computer via some file system or method?

Thanks for help in advance.

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Eion MacDonald

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