DSH, No i didn't create and save a GED file. For the life of me i can't even
think what file format it is saved in:-)

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"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
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Did you ever create and save a GED file of your genealogical data?

If so, you could easily import that into a Modern Genealogical Program,
such as RootsMagic, which I use.

DSH

"John Barnett MVP" wrote in message
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Thanks Gene. My only problem is that the family details were saved in
Windows 98 and, because i used a floppy disk, they were compressed using
Windows 98's drivespace compression. Without Windows 98 the floppy cannot
be accessed. While i do have all versions of Windows available to me it
isn't possible to install Windows 98 my machine because it already
contains later versions, i.e, XP Vista etc. I'm not sure about using a
Virtual machine such as VPC 2007 or VMware workstation, but it is a lot
of work simply to get at the information and then, as i said previously,
it is in a file format that is no longer used by family tree
applications.

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