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my computer tradgedy -- thanks all

updated tue 18 jan 00

 

Anji Henderson on mon 17 jan 00

Well, it is a tragedy which is turning to a
nightmare...

A mechanical arm randomly broke... No signs no
symptoms just broke... So I read all the posts
directly to me... Thanks for making it easier for me
to retrieve on the dinosaur of a machine I was
using... Well, I am still using it but I am at a
friends place right now...

So, for those of you who love my quick response, sorry
not yet... They sent a putz over with the new hard
drive and he couldn't get it to work, so he deemed it
defective, and ordered a new one... Hummm, my husband
almost has it working (the new one) with the bare
nessicities..

Well, in the interim of waiting for the new HD I tried
several data recovery companies... Well, they did
range from $600 to $1000 plus... And how am I to know
if they will even get anything worth that amount of
money off of the arm scratched disk's... I can't make
the decision after they tell me what they can retrieve
so I opted not to spend the un-had money...

The bright sides are
1. I realize what a loving and caring group we have
here
2. I don't have to organize my files any more...
Hummmm..
3. I will have lot's of free space on the new HD to
work and not have to make down sizing decisions to use
a new or different program...

I am sure I can think of more...

And for those of you who made it through this long
letter....
The best part is guess what ... My WONDERFUL husband
had backed up my poems!!!!!!

And, for those that wrote me directly.. While I am a
Gypsy computer user I will respond to each
individually.. There were lot's of questions, and the
answers I found may benefit. :)

Anji
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