I'll second the data recovery offer. I even theoretically get paid to do this kind of thing and have some useful equipment for the purpose in my office. Funding is a good thing.

I really, really appreciate both your offers. I actually took it to my father, who has managed to retrieve the stuff I really care about, like stories, poems, translations, all of which seem to be intact and uncorrupted. We're going to try for stuff like music and photographs later tonight, after the computer recovers from melting down again. The hard drive seems to be terminally overheating as soon as it's turned on. And the screen is conclusively dead.

I also need to take you to Back Pages, if you still haven't been.

I would like that very much. It would definitely improve my mood.