Originally published by SciFi 4 Me. When Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry passed away in 1991, he left a television legacy that some would say has grown in the telling, but there’s no doubt that Star Trek has had a big impact on the culture over the last fifty years…

Originally published by Extreme Tech. The data recovery team at DriveSavers announced this week that it had successfully restored nearly 200 floppies worth of information previously owned byStar Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. The floppies in question were used by Roddenberry for story ideas, scripts, and note-taking, though the specific content of…

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…

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…