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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="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1827080" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>A 3.5 USB Floppy drive is not that expensive.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/?tag=macforums0e4-20&tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=usb+floppy+drive+3.5-inch&crid=3AQN0UTSWLNMG&sprefix=usb+floppy,aps,128&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_10?tag=macforums0e4-20</a></p><p></p><p>If you get one, you can copy the files from the floppy to the internal drive or to a USB stick to preserve them a bit better than on the floppy. You don't need an "IBM Emulator" (whatever that might be). You just need to be able to install the program in a Windows or DOS emulator. Something compatible with technology from 1988 (31 years ago!). That will be the bigger challenge. IF, and that is a big IF, the floppies can be read, finding a DOS emulation may be the adventure. I did a quick search for "DOS Emulator Mac" and found a few hits that MIGHT work. None of them seem current.</p><p></p><p>Do you remember if the application was DOS or Windows? If you remember which version of Windows, you might look for that in an emulator, too. But what you need to do first is to see if the floppies can even be read at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1827080, member: 396914"] A 3.5 USB Floppy drive is not that expensive. [URL='https://www.amazon.com/?tag=macforums0e4-20&tag=macforums0e4-20']https://www.amazon.com/s?k=usb+floppy+drive+3.5-inch&crid=3AQN0UTSWLNMG&sprefix=usb+floppy,aps,128&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_10?tag=macforums0e4-20[/URL] If you get one, you can copy the files from the floppy to the internal drive or to a USB stick to preserve them a bit better than on the floppy. You don't need an "IBM Emulator" (whatever that might be). You just need to be able to install the program in a Windows or DOS emulator. Something compatible with technology from 1988 (31 years ago!). That will be the bigger challenge. IF, and that is a big IF, the floppies can be read, finding a DOS emulation may be the adventure. I did a quick search for "DOS Emulator Mac" and found a few hits that MIGHT work. None of them seem current. Do you remember if the application was DOS or Windows? If you remember which version of Windows, you might look for that in an emulator, too. But what you need to do first is to see if the floppies can even be read at all. [/QUOTE]
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