Thanks Geoff: this couldn't have arrived at a more opportune moment! I've been trying, off and on for several years, to persuade Ubuntu to show up on my laptop. A new and working backup system (2-TB Time Capsule/Machine) encouraged me to try once more. Unfortunately, several available dowloads (lynxes, narwhals, ocelots, and pangolins) left me with an unreadable CD and 2 unreadable USB sticks.

Stellar, alas, failed also--but it at least saw the USB stick and read several image files of Ubuntu logos, which is more than anthing else has done. 

I suspect that the basic problem is silicopsychological. I have harbored a belief for 50 years that Unix is antediluvian and user-hostile--and my laptop knows this and resents it. 

Cheers,

Ferren
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MacBook Pro 5,1; 2.4GHz, 4GB
OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard


> -----Original Message-----
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2012 10:47:52 +1000
> From:    Geoffrey Heard <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Deleted data recovery
> 
> This just came up in another forum. I haven't tried it, but I'm
> keeping it to hand!
> 
> http://www.stellarinfo.com/mac-data-recovery.htm
> 
> Cheers, geoff

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