Hey all
I need to get some data off a really, really old Gateway computer. I think it's from 1994 but I'm not entirely certain. It's quite an antique - it's running Windows 3.1, it's got no USB ports, only serial ports, and it only takes DD floppy disks rather than the HD ones that are available now.
I had a look inside and from what I could tell the hard drive used IDE. I'm thinking my best bet is to take out the hard drive and plug it into my computer. Will there be any issues with recognising the drive and the data on it?
Also, the files I need are word documents from Office 4.3. The extension is still .doc, so will current versions of word be able to read them or will I have to get a converter of some sort?
I need to get some data off a really, really old Gateway computer. I think it's from 1994 but I'm not entirely certain. It's quite an antique - it's running Windows 3.1, it's got no USB ports, only serial ports, and it only takes DD floppy disks rather than the HD ones that are available now.
I had a look inside and from what I could tell the hard drive used IDE. I'm thinking my best bet is to take out the hard drive and plug it into my computer. Will there be any issues with recognising the drive and the data on it?
Also, the files I need are word documents from Office 4.3. The extension is still .doc, so will current versions of word be able to read them or will I have to get a converter of some sort?
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