FYI: MEI/Microcenter is out of 5-1/4" diskettes

From: John Amirault <amirault_at_epix.net>
Date: Sat Jan 23 14:37:32 1999

Lawrence,
Hi. In my humble opinion, the best source for floppies in bulk is your local thrift
store(Salvation Army, Goodwill, etc.). I get 5.25" 360K floppies,3.5" 1.22meg
floppies,3.5" 720K floppies, I have even seen 8" floppies from time to time. I
usually offer 10 cents a disk and the clerk says OK.
John Amirault

Lawrence LeMay wrote:

> > On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 Tony Duell wrote:
> > >Ouch!. 8" disks are difficult to find, 5.25" disks are difficult to find
> > >(what about 1.2 Mbyte ones - are they still available?), 3" disks are
> > >impossible to find. I'd better start hoarding them...
> >
> > You can still buy 8", 5.25" HD and 3" disks. Trouble is, they may be *Really*
> > expensive; I noticed on the Imation web site a couple of months ago that
> > (from memory) a box of 8" disks was over US$100.
> >
> > 3" disks are still available new from at least one place in the UK, though
> > they are over 2 pounds each.
> >
> > -- Mark
> >
>
> For 8" floppies, check out http://www.athana.com/html/disc.html
>
> They sell a box of 10 8" floppies for $20 +/- $1. And bulk 8" floppies
> (minimum quantity 500) are $1.75
>
> Has anyone ordered 8" floppies from california Digital? They have double
> density 8", but they dont specifically state its double sided.. Still, the
> price is listed at $12.95
>
> Whats the best source for 5.25" bulk floppy disks these days?
>
> -Lawrence LeMay
Received on Sat Jan 23 1999 - 14:37:32 GMT

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