Using an old desktop computer and an old zip drive, both of which are going to the electronics recycling event tomorrow, to copy files off the zip disks onto an external hard drive. Then reformatting the disks (yes I know that does not necessarily wipe everything off) and putting them in a box to go to recycling too. Later I'll go through the copied files on the external hard drive and determine what I want to keep.
Better check the copied files BEFORE you get rid of the Zip Disks to make sure you got good copies. It would be a shame if there was a problem with some of the copies which were of things you want to keep.