K3 wrote:
Back in 1987-1989 I purchased a series of cookbooks on diskette called "America Cooks Chinese", "America Cooks Mexican", "America Cooks Italian", etc. from the AAFES PX over in Heilbronn, Germany. Since 5-1/4" diskettes and drives have become extinct, I don't what the heck I ever did with the diskettes.
After hours and hours of searching the web, I found a company named "Lifeware" (http://www.lifeware.com)... which used to be "CDA/LifeStyle"... which used to be "Concept Development Associates"... which is who (I think) marketed the software. Anyway, I contacted the company and they told me that they no longer handle that product and didn't know of where I could get it. They suggested EBay, but I haven't found it.
Any chance that any other RFC'ers have an old copy of the 5-1/4" diskettes (preferably in a .ZIP file) that they'd be willing to share with me?
I'm looking for the Program diskette and (at least) 5 cuisine diskettes (French, Chinese, Mexican, Italian and American). Those were the 5 cuisines that I had... maybe there were more?
I'm not really interested in any other software... I just want this program because I used to have it and it would run perfectly on the ancient laptop that I have.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Kendall F. Stratton III
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It sounds like you’ve put a lot of effort into tracking down those old cookbook diskettes, and I can understand why you’d want to recover such a nostalgic piece of software. The "America Cooks" series from the late '80s definitely brings back
memories of a time when 5-1/4" diskettes were the norm, and it’s a shame that technology has moved on, leaving some of these old programs behind.
It’s great that you reached out to Lifeware (formerly CDA/LifeStyle and Concept Development Associates) to see if they could help. It’s unfortunate they no longer have access to the software, but their suggestion to check eBay is a good one.
Sometimes, old software like this pops up in unexpected places, so it might be worth setting up an alert or checking eBay periodically.
Another avenue to explore could be vintage computing forums or communities. There are groups of enthusiasts who specialize in preserving old software and might have a copy of the "America Cooks" series in their archives. Websites like the Internet
Archive (archive.org) or forums like Vintage Computer Federation (vcfed.org) could be worth a look. If you haven’t already, posting in those communities might connect you with someone who has the diskettes or even a .ZIP file of the program.
If you’re able to find the diskettes but don’t have a 5-1/4" drive, there are USB floppy drives available that can read these older formats. Once you have the files, you could even create disk images to preserve them for the future.
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