Viability of data recovery?
Somewhat hypothetical situation:
Computer user wrote a games application in the mid-1990s stored on floppy disk (non-MFM format; actually, GCR, or Group Code Recording). User has tried virtually everything to recover the source code to this game, and even sent said floppy disk to data recovery lab for analysis.
Other than remarking to client that data recovery would cost "several thousand dollars" and "wasn’t, generally, worth the expense," said lab sent disk back to consumer.
Short of using a time machine to go back in time and recover the lost source code, what is consumer to do in order to restore the lost data (besides spending countless hours rewriting it, which isn’t a fun/desired option)? I’m assuming even places like NASA/NSA would give consumer blank and weird stares given the oldness of the storage medium, and perhaps wouldn’t be helpful in recovering the data at all.
Thanks,
Paul
Ok, this is embarrassing…TRS-80 level embarrassing. The game was written for the Commodore 128 (an old computer like the Commodore 64).
It was earlier when you have to spend a lot of money to recover your lost data.
Now, there are many do-it-yourself data recovery software available in the market.
I recommed using Nucleus Data Recovery Software from
http://www.nucleustechnologies.com
The DEMO of the data recovery software is available on the site. Download the demo and analyze your disk for the lost data and deleted files. At the end of the scan the software will display all the found files and folders. To cross check whether the file is successfully recovered or not, just DOUBLE CLICK the file to open it in its native application.
The software are also priced at affordable prices. Starting at $49
Try the demo software, it really works.
Ok
so what’s the question
Off hand I would say if its stored on a floppy, there isnt much game to it! Find or retro a system with win95 or earlier on it and look at it in dos. What type of game was it? You may even be able to use 98
you want ‘grc.com’ get a look at their ’spinrite’ data recovery process/software (about $90). it’s worth a look