our database officer says: <In response to the specific query this person http://www.pcwking1.netfirms.com/ was mentioned very favourably in the Guardian lately for getting data from old Amstrad disks. I've never used him, but if the comments are anything to go by then he'll be very good.> He suggests <that if archives offices could set up a central point where old machines could be made available (the National Archives would be best?) then this service could be shared by everyone.> This would help with future problems, certainly. I guess there's no reason why machines for all formats would have to be held in the same place, so long as there's a central list of what's where? Just a thought. Jane Pudsey Senior Conservator The Herbert Coventry Tel 024 6778 5171 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you have received this e-mail in error, you are requested to contact the sender All e-mails are monitored by Coventry City Council IT Security, using M@ilMeter and Star Filtering Services. The views contained in this e-mail are those of the author and not necessarily those of Coventry City Council. ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs.