J. Maynard Gelinas wrote:
>
> Re: phi mag's floppy tape: Didn't this resemble that old
> TRS-80 hack the 'stringy floppy'? I used to have one of those when I
> was a kid (the TRS-80 Stringy Floppy before I could afford a real 5
> 1/4" drive), and still remember it fondly. It was a pretty cool
> little unit.
>
> For those who don't remember, it was a high speed tape drive
> which used closed loop tape cartridges similar in concept to 8 track
> tapes, though much smaller. Each tape could store up to 50k as I
> remember, with load times under a minute. This was _impressive_ if
> you were used to cassette tapes! BTW: anyone remember who the
> manufacturer of the Stringy Floppy was?
Actually, I seem to recall that the Exatron Stringy Floppy was also
available for Apple and Commodore products, but there's a chance that
I'm remembering the adverts wrong.
--
Ward Griffiths
Dylan: How many years must some people exist,
before they're allowed to be free?
WDG3rd: If they "must" exist until they're "allowed",
they'll never be free.
Received on Thu Mar 19 1998 - 00:38:09 GMT