Are these the same files that were on the server at the WFGS Library when it was upstairs at the Gregory Street site? I volunteered to index the collection and make it through I think all of Alabama and some of Florida. Has anyone check that possibility? Jeanne Domuret -----Original Message----- From: fl-wfgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:fl-wfgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Harold Wilkinson Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 2:49 PM To: fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FL-WFGS] Sid Thomes' floppies Those Dbase files were used as the starting point of our on-line searchable inventory the WFGS Library holdings that I did a few years ago. It was on the Escambia County Web Page -- I have not looked for it lately, so not sure if it is still there. Roy Wilkinson -----Original Message----- From: fl-wfgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:fl-wfgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bonnie Griffis Lewis Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 1:50 PM To: fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FL-WFGS] Sid Thomes' floppies I am very certain that I transcribed Sid's old records on those small disks. His files were in Dbase III. Unless you have that old software program, you won't be able to read the disks. I converted them to Excel and printed them out. Gave them to John Rodgers. It was the list of library holdings, if I remember correctly. I lost all those files in Hurricane Ivan. Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Dean" <cgdean@bellsouth.net> To: <fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [FL-WFGS] Sid Thomes' floppies > Dean, > > My Commodore 128 does use 5.25 floppies. I've still got all my old > disks. Haven't tried to crank it up in years, but, when I tried to run > Sid's, I could not get into them. I'll try it again one day when I get > a chance and tell you what happens. Will also bring some disks out for > you to look at. > > There are lots of Sid's disks, but the main interest would be the set of > 3 vital records books. WFGS holds the copyright to them. > > Cynthia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message