Never tickle a sleeping dragon.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Restoring Lost Data
I've dived back into the geneological pool, having created a Facebook group for Maughmers online, and having started friending the assorted Maughmers on Facebook.
I've already gotten a couple questions, including a request for a copy of the original Maughmer book. Unfortunately there isn't any such thing any more, though several years ago I transcribed the text for potential use later (i.e. now).
Unfortunately, the transcription was done with an ancient, ancient program called WordPerfect, which I no longer have. I just downloaded a trial copy for Windows, in hopes it can read the old document, which I can then (hopefully) copy into Word.
Hopefully this'll work. I'd hate to have to transcribe this entire book again.
I've already gotten a couple questions, including a request for a copy of the original Maughmer book. Unfortunately there isn't any such thing any more, though several years ago I transcribed the text for potential use later (i.e. now).
Unfortunately, the transcription was done with an ancient, ancient program called WordPerfect, which I no longer have. I just downloaded a trial copy for Windows, in hopes it can read the old document, which I can then (hopefully) copy into Word.
Hopefully this'll work. I'd hate to have to transcribe this entire book again.
Labels: Geneology
