20 Dec
2007
20 Dec
'07
1:23 p.m.
Fred wrote:
That was less than 30 years ago.
Intro'd at 3rd West Coast Computer Faire?
(the one time that it was in southern CA)
I used to get the newsletters from Exatron. I seem to recall
(probably a sign of an impending ischemic event) that someone wrote a
ditty in praise of their product and published it in one of those.
Did anyone hang on to the newsletters? It started with "I love my
Stringy Floppy..." or some such.
Actually, I think that he was referring to uses of
empty 8 track cases for
ROM cartridges.
Ah, so not magnetic at all and not germane to the topic.
Cheers,
Chuck
20 Dec
20 Dec
2:15 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
No, although looking back the previous poster had said 'storage product', so
it sort-of fits. I just missed the smiley from the end...
(interesting re-used of existing product in a new direction though; there
probably weren't many companies who managed to pull that kind of stunt off)
Actually, I
think that he was referring to uses of empty 8 track cases for
ROM cartridges.
Ah, so not magnetic at all and not germane to the topic. 
5:15 p.m.
New subject: Exatron Stringy Floppies (was Re: Homebrew Drum Computer (magnetic heads))
Well, I have the Exatron Stingy Floppy adverts on the back of (and inside?) several issues
of 80 Microcomputing which I could attempt to photograph with my (cheap) webcam, if anyone
is interested?
No newsletters though :(
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote: Fred wrote:
That was less than 30 years ago.
Intro'd at 3rd West Coast Computer Faire?
(the one time that it was in southern CA)
I used to get the newsletters from Exatron. I seem to recall
(probably a sign of an impending ischemic event) that someone wrote a
ditty in praise of their product and published it in one of those.
Did anyone hang on to the newsletters? It started with "I love my
Stringy Floppy..." or some such.
Actually, I think that he was referring to uses of
empty 8 track cases for
ROM cartridges.
Ah, so not magnetic at all and not germane to the topic.
Cheers,
Chuck
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