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==Data Rescue - outdated software and hardware===
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==Data Rescue - outdated software and hardware==
  
 
This is not a core part of the workflow, however during the project we gained experience with transforming data stored in old and outdated software and hardware formats.
 
This is not a core part of the workflow, however during the project we gained experience with transforming data stored in old and outdated software and hardware formats.
  
** [[Identifying Unknown File Formats]]
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===Software===
** Conversion for [[File Type Overview|selected file formats]]
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We were able to rescue data from files in a variety of outdated formats. Details are described in the list below:
*** [[Export DataPerfect|DataPerfect]]
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* [[File Type Overview|Harvard Graphics and Word 4]]
*** [[Export Paradox Data|Paradox]]
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* [[Export DataPerfect|DataPerfect]]
*** [[Export dBase Data|dBase]]
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* [[Export Paradox Data|Paradox]]
*** Harvard Graphics
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* [[Export dBase Data|dBase]]
*** Word 3 for DOS
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*** Excel to Access database
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===Hardware===
** Document new data formats for others
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We received some data on 3.5" Floppies and on 5.25" floppy disks. Details on how to [[Reading 5.25" Floppy Disks|read 5.25 " Floppies]] are provided.
* Hardware
 
** 3.5" Floppies
 
** [[Reading 5.25" Floppy Disks|5.25 " Floppies]]
 

Latest revision as of 19:00, 10 November 2014

Data Rescue - outdated software and hardware

This is not a core part of the workflow, however during the project we gained experience with transforming data stored in old and outdated software and hardware formats.

Software

We were able to rescue data from files in a variety of outdated formats. Details are described in the list below:

Hardware

We received some data on 3.5" Floppies and on 5.25" floppy disks. Details on how to read 5.25 " Floppies are provided.