Originally published by CBS Local: New York. Talkin’ Tech 1010 WINS’ Lee Harris keeps you up to date on the latest technology news. Talkin’ Tech 01-07-16 DriveSavers Trying to Crack Secrets of Star Trek Creator
Originally published by Star Trek Challenger. It’s been reported that was at times a contentious personality, but that appears to be typical of creative and visionary people – you either love them, or you don’t. Despite what has been said about Gene, there was no denying the fact he had a…
Originally published by The Slanted. If you remember floppy disks, then you are showing your age, but we won’t hold it against you. The oversized and flimsy disks were once the staple of data-saving back in the 1980s and 1990s and they marked a pivotal moment in personal storage for…
Originally published by 1701 News. By Bryant L. Griffin More than 200 disks carefully restored More than 200 floppy disks belonging to “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry have finally been accessed and the content will be revealed later this year in time for the show’s 50th anniversary. Unreadable by modern computers,…
Originally published by Digital Trends. Files from a collection of nearly 200 floppy disks belonging to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry has been recovered after three months of work from data recovery specialists DriveSavers. The floppies reportedly contain notes, story ideas and even scripts, all of which are thought to have been…
When Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry passed away in 1991, he left behind 200 5.25-inch floppy discs of unknown content, all locked through his custom-made word-processing software. A company called DriveSavers has finally managed to extract the data, but they haven’t revealed the disks’ content yet. What do you think…
Originally published by blastr. The late Star Trek creator left behind untold numbers of documents that may give us a glimpse into the workings of that show and perhaps more. According to The Wrap, the story begins sometime in the late ’60s, when Roddenberry wrote scripts for the original Star Trek…
Originally published by Me TV. It’s been nearly 25 years since the death of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, but he’s still coming out with new ideas. It was announced Monday that documents were recovered from almost 200 floppy disks owned by the late TV pioneer. Roddenberry started writing for the…
Originally published by Popular Mechanics. How an outdated operating system could have kept some Star Trek material from the public eye on the 50th anniversary of the show. Gene Roddenberry’s “lost” files have been restored again, just in time for the 50th anniversary of the show. But it wasn’t that they…
Originally published by Newster. (NEWSER) – A data recovery company has boldly gone where no man has gone before (or at least in 30 or so years): Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s extensive floppy disk collection. The Roddenberry estate handed over nearly 200 wildly outdated floppy disks to DriveSavers, hoping the…
