Hello Earl
On 23-Jun-00, you 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
Interesting . . . I've used HD media in my Ozzie 1 and had no problems, but
at 80 k per disk wet tissue would probably work too . . .
I'm wondering myself where you can get 5.25 media anymore of any variety. I
used to get disks out of MEI Micro but that has been years ago (3.5 DSDD).
I occasionally use HD disks in my Amiga and haven't had any problems, at 880
k per disk. Might look at going-out-of-business sales at office supplies,
etc. Somebody probably has cases of those things sitting around, useless
for anything else.
I have a similar problem with the large Syquest disks (44, 88, and 200 meg).
Can't find them anywhere either . . .
Does the lack of a hub reinforcement make a difference? I don't know . . .
I know that 8" is still available for a PRICE!
Caveat emptor I guess. Or find a 1581 drive that takes 3.5 disks . . .
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Regards
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Gary Hildebrand
ghldbrd_at_ccp.com
Received on Sat Jun 24 2000 - 05:56:16 BST