21 Jan
2004
21 Jan
'04
5:08 p.m.
Bob Lafleur spoke thusly:
I have a Compaq Portable III with a 3.5" floppy
drive that seems to
have
gone bad. Does anyone know if this is a "standard" drive that could be
replaced with a current 3.5" drive? If not, is there a specific type of
drive I need to use for a replacement?
I haven't even ventured to see how to go about opening the machine yet,
so I
don't know if it's easy or hard. Any pointers would be helpful. Thanks.
I also had a Compaq Portable III - - it had a 5.25" FDD.
It left the plant 17th March 1988 - the date of my birth!
It got stolen from my grandmother's summerhouse in 1999 - and the
insurance company gave me 1500 dollars for it!
(Disclaimer: It was my mother who 'did all the talking' to the company -
I got a lot of money because of the proprietary accounting software on
the machine - The check came as a surprise to both of us)