Where can I find 5.25 DS/DD disks?

From: Clint Wolff <vaxman_at_uswest.net>
Date: Fri Jun 23 23:45:58 2000

Hi,

I have 8? boxes of ten maxell DS/DD disk I will sell for $5 each
plus shipping. These are brand new (still shrink-wrapped). Contact
me OL if you are interested.

clint
vaxman_at_uswest.net

On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Earl Evans wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have a couple of questions regarding 5.25 inch, DS/DD disks...
>
> First, where is the best place to buy some new ones?
>
> Second, does any manufacturer still produce this media, and what is the
> shelf life? Basically, what I'm asking here is, will our 5.25 drives become
> useless before too much longer?
>
> I remember a discussion on the group a while back regarding the use of HD
> media in DD drives. After reading about two thousand messages more
> complicated than quantum mechanics, I gave up trying to figure it out :-)
> So now I've resigned myself to seek the newest 5.25 DS/DD disks that I can
> find. Any help appreciated! Long live my Commodore 128!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Earl Evans
> retro_at_retrobits.com
>
> Enjoy Retrocomputing!
> Join us at http://www.retrobits.com
>
>
>
>
Received on Fri Jun 23 2000 - 23:45:58 BST

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