what is a 'stringy floppy'?

From: Doug Coward <dcoward_at_pressstart.com>
Date: Tue Nov 24 21:25:40 1998

I know that this is an old question, but I've been on
vacation. And I'm just catching up on the last two weeks.

SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com said:
>i was talking to my manager who is just about ready to give me a complete and
>working trs80 model 1 with ALL accessories. he also said he used something
>called a stringy floppy with it which used a loop of string/wire to save
data
>with not quite the speed of floppies but certainly faster than cassette. has
>anyone seen these or can explain how they work? he said there were carts that
>were put into the drive so it seems to be a removeable media device? can
>anyone explain further?

I have one and some information in my Lobby display case.

http://www.best.com/~dcoward/museum/display.htm

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Doug Coward
Press Start Inc.
Sunnyvale,CA
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Received on Tue Nov 24 1998 - 21:25:40 GMT

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