I almost forgot about this, but I have two scripts that for all intents and purposes are complete enough for a rough draft. One, a small gore film and the other and romantic comedy. Both are written on a computer that's too old for the removable flash drive and the computer I use now is too new for a floppy drive.

So the only people who can read them are unfamiliar with scripts.

Anyone else run into these problems?

It is "intents and purposes".  Just so you know.

Does the old computer have internet?  If you email the file to yourself you can do anything with it.

Ah you learn something new everyday. I always thought it was for all intensive purposes...

And no, the computer hasn't been able to access the web for several years. I've considered maybe burning a CD. If that doesn't work I'll just have to edit with local opinion.

Saving it to a CD like you would a flash drive or floppy disk should do the trick.

What I did with a computer like that is find a computer that is "inbetween" to bridge the gap. My current home PC doesn't have a 3 1/2" drive like this older laptop I have does, but my work computer still has the 3 1/2" just as another older computer I have does. Both of these can accommodate the USB stick, which solved that problem.

You can also just find yourself a 3 1/2" drive and install it in an open bay, if you have one.

Worst case scenario is hook the dinosaur to a printer, run it off and start retyping. Another thought would be the library, as their computers, while newer, also tend to have floppy drives. You could also take your disk of scripts into a copy place to see if they have a floppy drive to either save the scripts onto a stick or print it off for you so you can retype it.

Isn't it funny that the older guys are the ones commenting on this one?

Yeah, I'll see about going in between. I've been meaning too but I kept coming up with "formatting errors" on the floppys.

I kind of think I may retype it, since I feel it may need a massive re-edit anyway and enough time has passed where I can notice it's flaws.

Worst, worst case scenario is set the monitors side by side as you type. That would suck, but it's better than starting from scratch.

I actually think that worst case scenario would be the best idea because that way while you retype it you can see if you still like it or want to change anything.

Quoted from Old Time Wesley I actually think that worst case scenario would be the best idea because that way while you retype it you can see if you still like it or want to change anything.

True that. Awesome way to rewrite. Preach on, brother!

A a trip down memory lane...5 inch floppies, Zip Disks and other ways the ancient ones would save and transfer thier files...However, as a word of advice and having been burned a few times, Never trust anything to a flash drives that you are not prepared to lose...

Yea, don't delete the old files. There's also the choice of an external floppy drive, you could maybe pick it up for like $20 (my guess, or cheaper at a flea market) that plugs in like a USB flash. I like the re-type idea. They're rough drafts so doing a once-over would be good.

Better idea. Trust what you want to trust, but always backup EVERYTHING, regardless of the state. I have a backup of my current draft on my USB stick, and I have a backup of that on my home hard drive.