29 Apr
2004
29 Apr
'04
2:40 p.m.
Is there a source for new 8in floppy disks? New old stock is fine. I
just would like a box of unused blank disks.
Two reasons, first I have a STD bus computer with a Z80 CPU and dual 8in
drives (one that does not work) that I might like to play with. Second I
have an IBM S/34 that has an 8in drive and I need a box of disk for
someone to copy some disks for me...
-chuck
30 Apr
30 Apr
3:38 a.m.
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On Thursday 29 April 2004 22:40, Charles H. Dickman wrote:
Is there a source for new 8in floppy disks? New old
stock is fine. I
just would like a box of unused blank disks.
Two reasons, first I have a STD bus computer with a Z80 CPU and dual 8in
drives (one that does not work) that I might like to play with. Second I
have an IBM S/34 that has an 8in drive and I need a box of disk for
someone to copy some disks for me...
Yes I picked up a case last year, still in the shrink wrap.
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1:51 p.m.
On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Charles H. Dickman wrote:
Is there a source for new 8in floppy disks? New old
stock is fine. I
just would like a box of unused blank disks.
I've got a pile of 8" disks in the garage, from a S/36 that sadly no
longer exists. Many of the disks are used, but there may be a box or two
of pristine disks. If you're local, and can pick them up, or would pay
shipping (USA, NJ, 07110), you can have 'em. (They average about 15 years
old.)
Two reasons, first I have a STD bus computer with a
Z80 CPU and dual 8in
drives (one that does not work) that I might like to play with. Second I
have an IBM S/34 that has an 8in drive and I need a box of disk for
someone to copy some disks for me...
Any chance you might have a use for the S/36 software, and/or the 10-disk
"caddies" that the S/36 took?
--Ian
1 May
1 May
5:16 p.m.
On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Charles H. Dickman wrote:
Be very careful when ordering
disks.
You must specificy whether they are single or double density, and single or
double sided..
I have about 100 of them, mostly still wrapped, and mainly double side
double density, but I have no idea of the going price.
Nico
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Is there a source for new 8in floppy disks? New
old stock is fine. I
just would like a box of unused blank disks.
4 May
4 May
6:37 a.m.
On Sat, 2004-05-01 at 22:16, Nico de Jong wrote:
Yeah, unlike 5.25", the placement of the index hole determines the
number of sides.
(OK physical reality determines that there are always two sides to a
floppy, the index hole just tells the drive which it may use.)
"You can insert a floppy disk into a drive eight different ways,
but only one of them is interesting."
-- GEORGE MORROW
(paraphrase, sorry, corrections appreciated)
On Thu, 29 Apr
2004, Charles H. Dickman wrote:
Be very careful when ordering
disks.
You must specificy whether they are single or double density, and single or
double sided.. Is there a source for new 8in floppy disks? New
old stock is fine. I
just would like a box of unused blank disks.
7:25 a.m.
New subject: Morrow (was: new 8in floppy disks
Does anybody have a copy of "Quotations of Chairman Morrow"?
On Tue, 4 May 2004, Tom Jennings wrote:
"You can insert a floppy disk into a drive eight
different ways,
but only one of them is interesting."
-- GEORGE MORROW
(paraphrase, sorry, corrections appreciated)
11:56 a.m.
New subject: Morrow (was: new 8in floppy disks
On Tue, 2004-05-04 at 12:25, Fred Cisin wrote:
Does anybody have a copy of "Quotations of
Chairman Morrow"?
I wish! I never bought one, wehat a mistake. A nice mention of it here
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chd_1＠nktelco.net -
cisin＠xenosoft.com -
ian＠viemeister.com -
kenziem＠sympatico.ca -
nico＠farumdata.dk -
tomj＠wps.com