3 Jan
2010
3 Jan
'10
9:14 p.m.
On Jan 3, 2010, at 4:01 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Wow...a NEW design with floppies? That surprises me.
...and LOTS
of people using them in test equipment and instrument
control and factory stuff, not to mention the fact that the entire
computing world doesn't move at the breakneck pace of what's
available in retail stores. There are quite a few businesses around
here who are running 486 desktops. Floppies will be around for quite
a while, at least 3.5" 1.44MB ones.
Indeed. I'm currently trying to talk a customer out of having to do
a *new* design using floppies. There's no compelling technical
reason for them; he seems to think that his old clients will find
comfort in sneakerneting files around. I proposed a design using
built-in flash and a 'net connection or a USB hookup. The typical
amount of data transfered is normally not more than a few tens of
kilobytes; most of a 3.5" DSHD floppy would go unused. How many new PCs even have floppy controllers in them
or connectors
on the motherboard for a drive?
I honestly don't know, but admittedly the most recent PC hardware
I've worked with is in the 2.8-3GHz range. They've had controllers
and connectors but no drives.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL