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Re: FileMaker Archaeology

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On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:38:09 -0500, Paul Magnussen wrote
(in article <Co-dneViD5u_8e3LnZ2dnUU7-IOdnZ2d@earthlink.com>):

> Nelson wrote:
> 
>> I have been using FieMaker since before Claris bought it.  I now find 
>> I'd like to go back and retrieve data stored in some of those older 
>> databases.  My current version (12) refuses to open the older 
>> databases, even, to my mind, some relatively recent ones (ca 2009).
> 
> I still have the Filemaker 4 thru 5 disks, and a G3 to run them on
> 
> Assuming your fies aren't confidential (and are of e-mailalble size), 
> I'd be happy to convert them (assuming I can) and send them back to you.

Thanks, Paul.  That is a very generous offer.  I may take you up on it 
after I have sorted through everything.

Years ago, I kept all my financial information on an Apple IIe using 
Dollars and $ense.  When the IIe became obsolete, I exported all the 
info to flat, tab separated text files and thence into, you guessed it, 
FileMaker.  I'm a hoarder and actually still have all the old hardware 
and software on the original media.  Hell, I even have a couple of 
programs on punched paper tape :)  However I have long ago forgotten 
how it all worked or how to hook it all up.

For a while I focused on CD's and DVD's as my archival strategy.  Heh. 
What a mistake that was.  Many of them have visibly deteriorated and 
are unreadable.

Now everything is on duplicated hard drives.  But it's hard to hook up 
a 5 TB USB 3 drive to an Apple IIe :)

-- 
Nelson

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FileMaker Archaeology Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2015-12-14 14:00 -0500
  Re: FileMaker Archaeology Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-12-14 19:23 +0000
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    Re: FileMaker Archaeology ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2015-12-14 21:06 +0100
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        Re: FileMaker Archaeology ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2015-12-15 02:19 +0100
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  Re: FileMaker Archaeology JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-12-14 15:02 -0500
  Re: FileMaker Archaeology Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-12-15 00:51 +0000
    Re: FileMaker Archaeology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-14 20:05 -0500
      Re: FileMaker Archaeology Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-12-15 04:23 +0000
        Re: FileMaker Archaeology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-14 23:45 -0500
          Re: FileMaker Archaeology Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-12-15 15:18 +0000
            Re: FileMaker Archaeology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-15 10:59 -0500
              Re: FileMaker Archaeology Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-12-15 18:32 +0000
                Re: FileMaker Archaeology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-15 16:32 -0500
                Re: FileMaker Archaeology dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-12-16 11:07 +1300
                Re: FileMaker Archaeology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-15 17:14 -0500
                Re: FileMaker Archaeology Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2015-12-16 08:09 +0000
                Re: FileMaker Archaeology Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-12-17 13:59 +1300
                Re: FileMaker Archaeology Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2015-12-17 02:51 +0000
                Re: FileMaker Archaeology Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-12-16 13:30 +0000
                Re: FileMaker Archaeology Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-12-15 13:35 -0800
                Re: FileMaker Archaeology Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-12-16 13:05 +1300
        Re: FileMaker Archaeology dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-12-15 17:52 +1300
          Re: FileMaker Archaeology dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-12-15 18:48 +1300
        Re: FileMaker Archaeology Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-12-14 21:49 -0800
  Re: FileMaker Archaeology Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2015-12-15 13:18 -0500
  Re: FileMaker Archaeology Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2015-12-15 11:38 -0800
    Re: FileMaker Archaeology Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-12-16 13:14 +1300
      Re: FileMaker Archaeology Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2015-12-16 06:20 +0100
        Re: FileMaker Archaeology Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-12-16 19:20 +1300
    Re: FileMaker Archaeology Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2015-12-16 07:48 -0500

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