17 Jul
2018
17 Jul
'18
3:14 a.m.
On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 at 00:17, Fred Cisin via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Or maybe it's the need for fingerprint oils on the media! 3.5" keeps
fingers away more than 5.25 or 8". On the Lisa "Twiggy" diskettes, they
made special provision to get more thumb prints.
*Chuckle*
Even if I never saw them, IKWYM.
I am slowly staggering towards having my ZX Spectrum machines up and
running again -- and I hope my QL, too. They both have 5?" drives.
When I kitted out my Spectrum with an MGT DISCiPLE and a single DS/DD
80t drive, circa 1986 or so, 5?" drives were ~? the price of 3?" ones,
and the media were much less -- maybe 1/10th of the price.
Due to acute media shortage, if my old disks can still be read, now
I'm looking at moving over to 3?" drives and media.
I do have a ?SD card interface too, but it doesn't feel the same...
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