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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="Raz0rEdge" data-source="post: 1827075" data-attributes="member: 110816"><p>Not even sure what an IBM emulator means. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> IBM used to make x86 architecture computers and that's what the latest generation of chips are based on. It's one thing to create a virtual machine to run Windows on there, but emulating x86 on a x86 machine is just silly.</p><p></p><p>One thing to keep in mind is that the floppy might not even have retained the data over the past couple of decades, exposure to sun or other elements and magnetic fields would've likely killed it anyway.</p><p></p><p>So before you got spending real money on this, be aware of that.</p><p></p><p>Your best bet to check freely is to see if anyone has an old PC running some version of DOS around. The problem with that scenario, however, is that the floppy heads on those old machines are likely useless now, but if not, go that route to see if you can get the data off the floppy and into some other media/location.</p><p></p><p>If you get just the data files, you can figure out how to load that up in modern software or convert it or something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raz0rEdge, post: 1827075, member: 110816"] Not even sure what an IBM emulator means. :) IBM used to make x86 architecture computers and that's what the latest generation of chips are based on. It's one thing to create a virtual machine to run Windows on there, but emulating x86 on a x86 machine is just silly. One thing to keep in mind is that the floppy might not even have retained the data over the past couple of decades, exposure to sun or other elements and magnetic fields would've likely killed it anyway. So before you got spending real money on this, be aware of that. Your best bet to check freely is to see if anyone has an old PC running some version of DOS around. The problem with that scenario, however, is that the floppy heads on those old machines are likely useless now, but if not, go that route to see if you can get the data off the floppy and into some other media/location. If you get just the data files, you can figure out how to load that up in modern software or convert it or something. [/QUOTE]
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