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qnr

(16,190 posts) Sat Jul 2, 2016, 04:13 PM Jul 2016

This is nearing the end of its useful days.

It's getting harder and harder to locate 5-1/4" floppies.

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This is nearing the end of its useful days. (Original Post) qnr Jul 2016 OP

I've got some if you want 'em, lastlib Jul 2016 #1

Most of the ones I have were used. I will need to get some, just can't qnr Jul 2016 #2

Yeah, everyone has moved on to 3.5 inch floppy disks. So convenient! aidbo Jul 2016 #3

Real men still have 8" floppies Major Nikon Jul 2016 #5

Hey, I still have some 8", for my CP/M machine. n/t qnr Jul 2016 #6

Kind of sad that I can get 64 GB on an SD card, when I used to get 88K on a floppy. qnr Jul 2016 #8

Archaeologists were able to open that disc! Tom Kitten Jul 2016 #9

Is that the disc-notcher that they unearthed at Angkor Wat? Orrex Jul 2016 #4

Looks more Incan to me n/t qnr Jul 2016 #7

You still have a single-sided floppy drive? Wow, man! jmowreader Jul 2016 #10

Technically, I can read IDE HDDs and SD cards, qnr Jul 2016 #11

How many classic computers do you have, may I ask? jmowreader Jul 2016 #12

Depends upon your interpretation. Proprietary, I have an Atari 130XE, qnr Jul 2016 #13

lastlib

(23,191 posts)

1. I've got some if you want 'em,

Reply to qnr (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 11:48 AM

Jul 2016

but they may be used........

qnr

(16,190 posts)

2. Most of the ones I have were used. I will need to get some, just can't

Reply to lastlib (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 11:53 AM

Jul 2016

afford them at the moment. Thanks though!

aidbo

(2,328 posts)

3. Yeah, everyone has moved on to 3.5 inch floppy disks. So convenient!

Reply to qnr (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 12:19 PM

Jul 2016

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

5. Real men still have 8" floppies

Reply to aidbo (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 01:50 PM

Jul 2016

qnr

(16,190 posts)

6. Hey, I still have some 8", for my CP/M machine. n/t

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 01:59 PM

Jul 2016

qnr

(16,190 posts)

8. Kind of sad that I can get 64 GB on an SD card, when I used to get 88K on a floppy.

Reply to aidbo (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 02:02 PM

Jul 2016

Of course, you could do a hell of a lot with 88K at the time.

Tom Kitten

(7,343 posts)

9. Archaeologists were able to open that disc!

Reply to aidbo (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 02:22 PM

Jul 2016

Look what they found!

Orrex

(63,185 posts)

4. Is that the disc-notcher that they unearthed at Angkor Wat?

Reply to qnr (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 12:35 PM

Jul 2016

qnr

(16,190 posts)

7. Looks more Incan to me n/t

Reply to Orrex (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 02:00 PM

Jul 2016

jmowreader

(50,546 posts)

10. You still have a single-sided floppy drive? Wow, man!

Reply to qnr (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 11:40 PM

Jul 2016

qnr

(16,190 posts)

11. Technically, I can read IDE HDDs and SD cards,

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 5, 2016, 01:01 AM

Jul 2016

but I do still have a single sided drive that I use more than you'd expect. (This is on an 8-bit Atari 130XE).

jmowreader

(50,546 posts)

12. How many classic computers do you have, may I ask?

Reply to qnr (Reply #11)

Tue Jul 5, 2016, 01:07 AM

Jul 2016

qnr

(16,190 posts)

13. Depends upon your interpretation. Proprietary, I have an Atari 130XE,

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 5, 2016, 01:19 AM

Jul 2016

an Atari TT/30, an Atari 1040STe, an Amiga 500, and I have older PCs running BeOS, Plan 9, Oberon, and a few other offbeat OSes (along with various flavors of Linux, NetBSD and Minix). Incidentally, the "CP/M" machine mentioned above is an ATR8000 for the 130XE.

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