Is anyone out there trying to see what's on some 20 year old 3.5" disks?
Or, indeed, is anyone working in a museum where a 20-year-old computer would be just what you need to demonstrate the start of the IT revolution in the home?
I've been contacted by someone who's inherited an Amstrad, approximately 20 years old, and would be happy to donate it free of charge to any organisation to whom it could be useful for either of those purposes. He describes it as follows:
"The machine is an Amstrad, I guess about 20 years old... It accepts floppy discs of the sort that were very familiar until recently, i.e. in hard cases 3.5 inches square. It has a keyboard, and a Canon BJC 250 printer, and it all works as I know because I printed various documents from it..."
It is, as I say, free of charge to anyone who can use it, but you'd need to arrange your own pickup; it's in Norwich at the moment. Get in touch with me if you're interested!
Chris
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