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bookworm   11-13-2009 at 09:32:49 PM

I have several 3M DC 2120 Mini Data Cartridge Tapes. They are about 10 years old and have data on them. I'd like to know where to go to get the data downloaded to a CD or DVD. Does anybody provide that service?

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If you've still got the PC then just use it to restore the files to an external USB hard drive or flash memory stick. If the PC doesn't have any USB connectors then you can get a PCI-to-USB adapter card for $15 to $20. Once you've got it on a USB device you can plug it into another computer with a DVD burner to burn the files to a DVD.

Even if you don't have a DVD burner of your own (they're also very cheap BTW), you'll have a lot easier time finding someone who can burn stuff from a USB device than from a tape cartridge.
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Bronze Storage badge r_manic   11-16-2009 at 09:45:35 AM

Well, have you tried looking for tape readers? AFAIK they still work with IDE connections...

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bookworm   11-16-2009 at 03:00:18 PM

I don't want to buy a tape reader or use this format. All I want to do is to find somebody who will transfer the data to CD or DVD.

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Bronze Storage badge sminlal   11-17-2009 at 01:01:16 AM

Keep in mind that you'll not only need to find someone who has the right tape drives, but also someone who has a copy of the software you used to write the data in the first place.

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bookworm   11-17-2009 at 01:37:52 AM

How and where do I find such a person? That was my reason for posting my original question here.

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Bronze Storage badge sminlal   11-17-2009 at 03:43:11 AM

Well perhaps someone here will have what you need or know some person or company that does. But my point is that if you expect to get lucky you're going to have to tell us what software you used as well as what hardware.


Message edited by sminlal on 11-17-2009 at 03:43:34 AM
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bookworm   11-17-2009 at 04:31:12 AM

As I recall, the software is "Colorado" something or another, perhaps "Colorado Backup". I still have the pc with the drive that runs these tapes, but I don't know how to transfer the tape contents to CD or DVD. I thought it would be easier to find somebody to do it.

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Bronze Storage badge sminlal   11-18-2009 at 02:32:24 AM
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If you've still got the PC then just use it to restore the files to an external USB hard drive or flash memory stick. If the PC doesn't have any USB connectors then you can get a PCI-to-USB adapter card for $15 to $20. Once you've got it on a USB device you can plug it into another computer with a DVD burner to burn the files to a DVD.

Even if you don't have a DVD burner of your own (they're also very cheap BTW), you'll have a lot easier time finding someone who can burn stuff from a USB device than from a tape cartridge.

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