23 Jan
1999
23 Jan
'99
4:35 a.m.
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 Tony Duell wrote:
Ouch!. 8" disks are difficult to find, 5.25"
disks are difficult to find
(what about 1.2 Mbyte ones - are they still available?), 3" disks are
impossible to find. I'd better start hoarding them...
You can still buy 8", 5.25" HD and 3" disks. Trouble is, they may be
*Really*
expensive; I noticed on the Imation web site a couple of months ago that (from
memory) a box of 8" disks was over US$100.
3" disks are still available new from at least one place in the UK, though they
are over 2 pounds each.
-- Mark
23 Jan
23 Jan
5:40 a.m.
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 Tony Duell wrote:
For 8" floppies, check out http://www.athana.com/html/disc.html
They sell a box of 10 8" floppies for $20 +/- $1. And bulk 8" floppies
(minimum quantity 500) are $1.75
Has anyone ordered 8" floppies from california Digital? They have double
density 8", but they dont specifically state its double sided.. Still, the
price is listed at $12.95
Whats the best source for 5.25" bulk floppy disks these days?
-Lawrence LeMay
Ouch!. 8" disks are difficult to find,
5.25" disks are difficult to find
(what about 1.2 Mbyte ones - are they still available?), 3" disks are
impossible to find. I'd better start hoarding them...
You can still buy 8", 5.25" HD and 3" disks. Trouble is, they may be
*Really*
expensive; I noticed on the Imation web site a couple of months ago that
(from memory) a box of 8" disks was over US$100.
3" disks are still available new from at least one place in the UK, though
they are over 2 pounds each.
-- Mark
9:37 a.m.
Lawrence,
Hi. In my humble opinion, the best source for floppies in bulk is your local thrift
store(Salvation Army, Goodwill, etc.). I get 5.25" 360K floppies,3.5" 1.22meg
floppies,3.5" 720K floppies, I have even seen 8" floppies from time to time. I
usually offer 10 cents a disk and the clerk says OK.
John Amirault
Lawrence LeMay wrote:
On Thu, 21 Jan
1999 Tony Duell wrote:
For 8" floppies, check out http://www.athana.com/html/disc.html
They sell a box of 10 8" floppies for $20 +/- $1. And bulk 8" floppies
(minimum quantity 500) are $1.75
Has anyone ordered 8" floppies from california Digital? They have double
density 8", but they dont specifically state its double sided.. Still, the
price is listed at $12.95
Whats the best source for 5.25" bulk floppy disks these days?
-Lawrence LeMay Ouch!. 8" disks are difficult to find,
5.25" disks are difficult to find
(what about 1.2 Mbyte ones - are they still available?), 3" disks are
impossible to find. I'd better start hoarding them...
You can still buy 8", 5.25" HD and 3" disks. Trouble is, they may be
*Really*
expensive; I noticed on the Imation web site a couple of months ago that
(from memory) a box of 8" disks was over US$100.
3" disks are still available new from at least one place in the UK, though
they are over 2 pounds each.
-- Mark
4:14 p.m.
I just purchased a new box of 3.5 SS 3M diskettes for $2 at a thrift here
and they had many boxes of 3.5's (SS,DS,HD) and 51/4's (DD and HD). The 51/4
are $1 for a box of ten all were new. John
-----Original Message-----
From: CLASSICCMP-owner(a)u.washington.edu
[mailto:CLASSICCMP-owner@u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Mark
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 1999 9:35 AM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Re: FYI: MEI/Microcenter is out of 5-1/4" diskettes
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 Tony Duell wrote:
Ouch!. 8" disks are difficult to find,
5.25" disks are difficult to find
(what about 1.2 Mbyte ones - are they still available?), 3" disks are
impossible to find. I'd better start hoarding them...
You can still buy 8", 5.25" HD and 3" disks. Trouble is, they may
be *Really*
expensive; I noticed on the Imation web site a couple of months
ago that (from
memory) a box of 8" disks was over US$100.
3" disks are still available new from at least one place in the
UK, though they
are over 2 pounds each.
-- Mark
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