Claude rescues user's data trapped in software dead for 20 years
nptacek · x · 2026-09-28
Relayed by @losslandscape: a friend had personal and professional data trapped in software from a company that went out of business 20 years ago, with no recovery path. He fed the data into Claude, which exported it into current Apple software formats — recovering a piece of his life. The poster notes these everyday wins are what actually win people over to AI.
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