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Meadowlark · December 1st, 2008, 02:19 PM

Years ago I used an 8088 PC to do my college work and now I'd like to retrieve all the docs and upload to my current PC. The docs were created using PFWrite software so I think the files need to be saved in .txt format before they can be transferred to another media. My 8088 has only one 5 1/4" floppy drive but does not have a second 3 1/2" drive.

Maybe this is as simple as finding some old 5 1/4" floppies, and saving the files in .txt format. Then finding another old computer that has both 5 1/4" and 3 1/2" drives to transfer the .txt files from the 5 1/4" floppy to the 3 1/2" floppy.

I'd appreciate any feedback or other ideas as to how I can do all this.

8088 Specs:
640mb
30mb hard drive
1 floppy drive - 5 1/4"

Thank you.

Deb

December 1st, 2008, 02:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Meadowlark Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	Need to retrieve files from a very old 8088 PC. Years ago I used an 8088 PC to do my college work and now I'd like to retrieve all the docs and upload to my current PC. The docs were created using PFWrite software so I think the files need to be saved in .txt format before they can be transferred to another media. My 8088 has only one 5 1/4" floppy drive but does not have a second 3 1/2" drive. Maybe this is as simple as finding some old 5 1/4" floppies, and saving the files in .txt format. Then finding another old computer that has both 5 1/4" and 3 1/2" drives to transfer the .txt files from the 5 1/4" floppy to the 3 1/2" floppy. I'd appreciate any feedback or other ideas as to how I can do all this. 8088 Specs: 640mb 30mb hard drive 1 floppy drive - 5 1/4" Thank you. Deb