PCWorld: How Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s words were freed from old floppy disks Venture Beat: 200 floppy disks belonging to Star Trek’s creator have been recovered and could offer some surprises The Slanted: Over 200 floppy disks owned by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry recovered Inquisitr: ‘Star Trek’…
Originally published by 1701 News. EXCLUSIVE: Recovered data will be included in family’s 50th anniversary ‘366 Project’ vault Hard to believe it’s been nearly 25 years since the world said good-bye to Gene Roddenberry, yet he still finds a way back in the news time and time again. Most recently in…
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,…
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…
Original article published by PCWorld. When Gene Roddenberry’s computer died, it took with it the only method of accessing some 200 floppy disks of his unpublished work. Here’s how this tech mystery was solved. By Gordon Mah Ung, Executive Editor, PCWorld Call the engine room and get Scotty to the…
Originally published by The Wrap. Recovery comes just as 50th anniversary of “The Original Series” approaches. Documents written by “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry have been recovered from 200 floppy disks owned by the late TV writer and producer. DriveSavers and eDiscovery announced Monday that after months of work they…
Original article published by Inquisitr. It appears that like with Al Capone’s vault, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry had his own hidden information. This time, unlike Geraldo Rivera’s experience, something was discovered. Thanks to the computer geniuses of DriveSavers Data Recovery in Novato, according to PC World, around 200 five-and-a-quarter-inch floppy…
The plot resembles science fiction, but it’s rooted in fact. Fans of the Star Trek television series will recognize the key player, Gene Roddenberry, as the man who masterminded the popular show and its cast of memorable characters: Captain Kirk, Science Officer Spock, Dr. McCoy and the rest of the…
