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8zeros · 08-01-2014, 10:28 AM

I've done this kind of job before and have an idea, but it involves a lot of work, skill and luck.

Get an old computer with a floppy drive and a CDRW.
Load some kind of Linux.
Read the raw data from the floppy to the hard drive.
Copy the data to the CD. Take it to an Apple computer. Maybe it will read it.

or

Use some kind of hex editor in Linux to extract the data.

Don't know if it will work but worth a try.

08-01-2014, 10:28 AM	#15
8zeros What's this button do? Join Date: Dec 2013 First Name: Roger Location: Far from everything Posts: 268 Trading: (0)	Re: Data Recovery from a 5.25" Floppy (Apple IIc) I've done this kind of job before and have an idea, but it involves a lot of work, skill and luck. Get an old computer with a floppy drive and a CDRW. Load some kind of Linux. Read the raw data from the floppy to the hard drive. Copy the data to the CD. Take it to an Apple computer. Maybe it will read it. or Use some kind of hex editor in Linux to extract the data. Don't know if it will work but worth a try. __________________