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Best ways to get files to old hardware (youtu.be)
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Personally I just set up an ftp server and connect to it on the old hardware. But here's a decent overview anyway.

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

… These are the best ways I've found to do so.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Using Floppies or CDs
2:51 - ZIP Disks and Super Floppies
4:00 - Serial and Laplink Transfers
4:43 - More Serial, the universal kind
6:15 - The best way...CF Cards
7:45 - Backing up images, and solutions for laptops
10:08 - End