23 Apr
2004
23 Apr
'04
9:26 a.m.
Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Indeed. Sigh. Another case of computer ideas coming
full circle and
being passed off as "new". I must admit that I'd even forgotten that this
is how it used to be <ashamed blush>.
But with a floppy ( 8 inch ) { providing it worked right }
you could do real work on the computer, in 32k+ of memory.
How many gig are needed for today's all singing and dancing
( but no work ) computers.
Ben.
PS. The 8 inch drive had sticky heads in seeking tracks.
Hit the drive to get it to work but not too hard as that
would reset the computer because of a lose card.
Ben.