Subj : SD COMPUTER SOCIETY
To   : CHARLES ANGELICH
From : THURSTON ACKERMAN
Date : Thu Feb 03 2005 11:17 pm

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CA>I am a non-techie old timer who still loves DOS. I have about
CA>40,000 WordStar files and about 20 years of my billing which
CA>runs under dBASE, works great, never crashes, runs like
CA>lightning, and generally makes me unwilling to switch to
CA>unnecessary graphic cal user interfaces which are far less
CA>stable and reliable.

CA>My problem is I'm about to buy a new laptop which doesn't come
CA>with a floppy drive or even a serial port and I'm trying to
CA>figure out how to get DOS onto it and how to make it see the
CA>USB ports. I live in the San Jose area in a small town named
CA>Saratoga, and I'd love to find someone in this area with enough
CA>technical expertise to help me get this up and running. Do you
CA>have any interest in taking a trip this way, or do you know
CA>anyone in this area who could give me a hand.

I gave my son a USB connected floppy drive a year or so ago
that I think worked well for him. You could check with
bob at aisn dot com for possible details. Tell him Dad sent u.

BTW he is a ham who used to sysop a BBS in Annapolis a year or
so ago also so he will understand you QSLing.

Ciao, Ack.
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