Getting photo files from WIN95

[VK2KRR]

Hi

Ive got my parents old computer which has a heap of photos on it and I need to try and get them out somehow onto a CD or USB flash drive.

Computer OS is WIN95 and has USB support, but I cant find any drivers that will run a flash disk mass storage device.

The is no ethernet port.

The CD rom is read only.

Any ideas?

[VK3RX]

While W95 might have USB support, I'm not sure that included USB storage devices, only the connection of peripherals.

I've got a HP Omnibook 4150 laptop that has a USB port and I run W98SE on it and it certainly won't read a USB stick, but I read somethere that it didn't support storage devices but that may be a HP thing. I also have a Toshiba Tecra 8000 also running W98SE and that does support storage devices, but it might be a younger generation of PC that included support.

Last resorts I guess, but you might have to find a floppy DD or fit a CD burner .......

[VK2KRR]

I guess if I have to I'll spend hours transferring to floppy then onto my computer

[VK2KRR]

Would u believe it actually had the ability to burn to CD and I never knew it, just found the program. So thats all sorted.

Next queston is - is this computer good for anything? any parts I could keep from it?

[VK4GHZ]

Leigh, what CPU, what mobo, and how much RAM is in it?

I threw out two old PC boxes not long ago, one had W95 on it, and the other an old 386 - don't laugh - had DOS 6.0 on it.
Worth nothing to nobody, which is sad.

When updating PCs here (every 4-5 years), I relegate the PC just replaced to become the main shack computer.
Having been burnt in the past, I never install "ham grade" software on my main #1 machine, too many problem can arise over time.

If it doesn't have a network card, or you cannot easily obtain an old cheap ethernet card to suit, then chuck it!

[VK2CSW]

Would u believe it actually had the ability to burn to CD and I never knew it, just found the program. So thats all sorted.

Next queston is - is this computer good for anything? any parts I could keep from it?

Fill the case with concrete and use it as a mooring block.

Oh and Adam, don't knock DOS 6.xx. Last stable OS released (by any major vendor)...

[VK5FACE]

Get something like this

http://dx.com/p/kimax-usi3-usb-3-0-ide- ... pQod7zMAKg

Then take the harddrive out of the computer. then plug the harddrive into this. plug it into your computer via USB and hey presto. It will show up as a External hard drive. Then you can just copy the files onto your computer like you would with a USB flash drive

Just my 2 Cents

[VK2JDH]

Oh and Adam, don't knock DOS 6.xx. Last stable OS released (by any major vendor)...

DRDOS 6.0 rules