"mr.sumo snr." <mr_sumo@hotmail.com> writes:

> Compumart PC shop, near Nagoya station, seem to have some sort of 'computer
> doctor' section on the 5th floor.  So I wonder if the Compumart Mac shop
> across the street has a similar set up.

Thanks for the reply although I am happy to now report the good news
that Data Rescue X appears to be able to recover the files. It's only
$90 as well. If anyone else got their firewire disks 'Panthered' try it
out ... http://www.prosoftengineering.com. The demo will allow you to
try and detect the files before you buy. 

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Ian J Cottee
Nagoya, Japan