tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post3245284882157992368..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Personal Digital PreservationJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-21530479139129137342011-08-18T13:53:31.923-07:002011-08-18T13:53:31.923-07:00Think I will keep my paper copies as a backup. I...Think I will keep my paper copies as a backup. I only have a few hundred people so right now it is managable. <br /><br />Also the storage devices become obsolete too. I read that some car (???) no longer has a CD option.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-54540732521004557232011-08-17T17:57:09.651-07:002011-08-17T17:57:09.651-07:00One of the nice things about open access software ...One of the nice things about open access software (such as Open Office) is that they have the capability of opening some of the old file formats. They may not do them all, and they definitely won't open genealogy files, but for a few other things Linux systems may work for accessing old systems and/or files. There are emulators that can run on a Linux system that will run old versions of Windows and the associated programs.<br /><br />For example you can run dos programs using a program called DOSBox, and VMware can run old versions of Windows, as long as you have the system disks. So it is possible to still run the old programs and convert the files to a newer format but it will take some know how.Quantumleap42https://www.blogger.com/profile/16711817313734546305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-34523257192631600002011-08-17T17:50:38.939-07:002011-08-17T17:50:38.939-07:00Great post! Thanks.Great post! Thanks.Joan Thomas Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210117849454064392noreply@blogger.com