World's Crappiest Drives (was Re: A&J Microdrive)

From: Glenatacme_at_aol.com <(Glenatacme_at_aol.com)>
Date: Tue Dec 5 22:06:25 2000

In a message dated 12/05/2000 1:32:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes:

> > Any challengers for worst storage device?
>
> How about writing down a program listing from the screen (that's writing
> it down with pen and paper) and later retyping it into the machine. On a
> Timex-Sinclair (ZX81 or whatever) keyboard, of course.

Aw, come on Tony -- you mean your ZX81 doesn't have a printer? You can get
one at any car boot for a couple of pounds, you know ;>) Of course, you
still have to type it back in, unless you splurge and buy a cassette recorder
. . .

Glen
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