Old Floppies

[Mike Schwartz]

On 4/27/07, Jim <arizona.anorak at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> chip33az at netscape.net wrote:
> > Gene Holmerud wrote:
> >> Are they 720kb?  If yes, I'll pay you a little for one or two dozen.
> >> 720's are usually labeled 2DD and have only one square hole in their
> >> top-right corner (or botton-left depending upon what you call "up"),
> >> whereas 1.4Mb are labeled HD and have a square hole in both top
> corners.
> >>
> >> Gene
> >>
> > I haven't forgotten this.  All of the floppies encountered so far have
> > been HD.  I've gone through about 6' of stacked floppies.  I still have
> > a lot more to do :(
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> Does anyone remember the 8 inch floppies?    Does anybody have one that
> works?
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> Does anyone remember the 8 inch floppies?    Does anybody have one that
works?

I remember them.
I used them (back in the 1970's) when I worked
   at TI (in Texas).
I do not have any.
-- 
Mike Schwartz
Glendale  AZ
schwartz at acm.org
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