Comment on The Joy of DumpingComments−makmanalp14ySame with old sub 1gb harddrives. I do a full dd_rescue before I toss them away for good, lest they contain ancient history :)−FreeFull14yNothing like connecting up one of your old HDDs and seeing what sort of data you used to have that you now forgot about.−makmanalp14yAdd floppies to the list too!−pavel_lishin14yThis is how I found a fully functional install of Windows 3.1, which happens to run quite happily inside VirtualBox.
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Same with old sub 1gb harddrives. I do a full dd_rescue before I toss them away for good, lest they contain ancient history :)
Nothing like connecting up one of your old HDDs and seeing what sort of data you used to have that you now forgot about.
Add floppies to the list too!
This is how I found a fully functional install of Windows 3.1, which happens to run quite happily inside VirtualBox.