8 inch floppy drives

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Mon Nov 5 19:33:16 2001

Actually, I was generalizing over their entire offering of 8" drives, and it's
quite true that they have at least one drive, and in fact, not a bad one, for
$99. However, most of their 8" drives, shipped without documentation, and not
always "new," are priced at levels consistent with early-80's pricing for new
drives. Their most expensive are not necessarily their best, nor are the
cheapest ones the worst. The problem, though, is the absence of information in
advance as to whether you're buying a new drive or a "cleaned-up" used one,
which it takes a bit of effort to extract from them.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Maslin" <donm_at_cts.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: 8 inch floppy drives


>
>
> On Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> > I've not purchased anything from them since '77, when I bought a couple of
> > "digital" cassette drives from them. Their 8" drive prices are about what
the
> > drive prices were back when the technolgy was new and current, though the
drives
> > may not be.
>
> Erm! The last time that I checked, Dick, admittedly not within a month
> or so, they were asking $99 each for them. That is vastly different
> from the prices of the '70s & '80s!
> - don
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Craig Landrum" <clandrum_at_monumental.com>
> > To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 7:20 PM
> > Subject: 8 inch floppy drives
> >
> >
> > > Found a nice site that can supply new 8 inch floppy drives,
> > > both half and full height and they have lots of different
> > > models as well as enclosures and power supplies. Might be
> > > a useful bookmark. I have not purchased anything from
> > > them yet so cannot vouch for them. See:
> > >
> > > www.cadigital.com
> > >
> > > Craig Landrum
> > > CTO
> > > Mindwrap, Inc.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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