Subj : DOSBox
To   : Partiersp
From : Bencollver
Date : Sun Jul 14 2024 09:08:46

  Re: DOSBox
  By: Partiersp to thatonechap on Sat Jul 13 2024 22:09:57

PA> Last month I recovered a HDD from a 486 we've been running at work for some
PA> 30 years.  The computer was tanking along as normal when a power outage
PA> finally killed it.  I managed to transfer all the files off of the HDD by
PA> first transplanting the HDD into another 486 and then transfer them via
PA> LapLink to my Linux box running DosBox.

PA> I would have just used an IDE to USB adaptor, but the hard drive was
PA> starting to fail and my adaptor wasn't reading it.  Luckily I was sucessful
PA> in getting it up long enough to transfer everything off.  All files saved.

Good job!  I've had the same experience where a disk would be more readable plugged into an internal controller than into an external USB adapter.

Last year i started keeping hashes of all my files so i can catch it if they
become corrupted.

What will you replace that workhorse 486 with?

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