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Old IBM, Version 3.0 Program - Need advice on what emulator I can use
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<blockquote data-quote="ndnavy" data-source="post: 1827072" data-attributes="member: 312701"><p>I have tried to access an old, late '88 '89 Sportscard inventory program I had used in the past to manage sports cards I and my sons have collected back then. I last ran it in 1993. Since then I have owned Windows machines but switched to MAC a dozen years ago. I have tried to read the disks, even one that has Lotus files on it via a USB 3 1/2 floppy drive. No luck. I also won a Sony Vaio Laptop running Windows XP. No luck in being able to even see what is on the floppies. Info I saw online noted the USB drive may not work and would be better to find a machine with a floppy drive. I have not pursued that avenue yet.</p><p></p><p>I have a program floppy, a floppy with data (as I remember the content) a floppy with Lotus files, and another with some zip files, etc. I know the contents only due to the fact I have written info on the labels. </p><p></p><p>For your edification, the program is LINEUP, Baseball Card Inventory &Value System, PROGRAM DISK, IBM VERSION 3.0. 1988 & 1989 Copyright. </p><p></p><p>Today, I called a local computer service company and was advised that the USB floppy should do the trick BUT I need an IBM emulator for any chance of success. </p><p></p><p>Going online I became confused not knowing exactly where to head!</p><p></p><p>FYI I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) running Mojave 10.14.6.</p><p></p><p>So folks, any help you can provide to lead me to the best emulator that I can download would be greatly appreciated. </p><p></p><p>Thank you in advance to all who view this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ndnavy, post: 1827072, member: 312701"] I have tried to access an old, late '88 '89 Sportscard inventory program I had used in the past to manage sports cards I and my sons have collected back then. I last ran it in 1993. Since then I have owned Windows machines but switched to MAC a dozen years ago. I have tried to read the disks, even one that has Lotus files on it via a USB 3 1/2 floppy drive. No luck. I also won a Sony Vaio Laptop running Windows XP. No luck in being able to even see what is on the floppies. Info I saw online noted the USB drive may not work and would be better to find a machine with a floppy drive. I have not pursued that avenue yet. I have a program floppy, a floppy with data (as I remember the content) a floppy with Lotus files, and another with some zip files, etc. I know the contents only due to the fact I have written info on the labels. For your edification, the program is LINEUP, Baseball Card Inventory &Value System, PROGRAM DISK, IBM VERSION 3.0. 1988 & 1989 Copyright. Today, I called a local computer service company and was advised that the USB floppy should do the trick BUT I need an IBM emulator for any chance of success. Going online I became confused not knowing exactly where to head! FYI I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) running Mojave 10.14.6. So folks, any help you can provide to lead me to the best emulator that I can download would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance to all who view this. [/QUOTE]
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