8" and 5.25" floppy disks

From: Gary Hildebrand <ghldbrd_at_ccp.com>
Date: Fri Feb 8 21:49:00 2002

Gunther Schadow wrote:
>
> Ohmygawd! Did classiccmp not exist those days?
>
> Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> > It makes me sorry I dumped the approximately 1500 boxes (about 10 cu. yd.) of
> > 8" floppies I discarded some years back. I desperately needed the space,
> > though. I've still got what's probably sufficient for my own use until about
> > 10 years after I'm dead, though I'm not planning to discard any more.
>
> --
> Gunther Schadow, M.D., Ph.D. gschadow_at_regenstrief.org

Wow, I understand why you needed that space . . . . .
I worked in television, and the Chyron RGU-2 character generator used
those buggers. Last two boxes were given to us. If it weren't for the
media, they'd still be a very useable item, if you were willing to work
on them yourself.

They were a neat app-specific box using AMD bit slice processors. They
might qualify for this list, as they are 20+ years old now. Lots of TTL
technonlogy, and 8" drives. If you are into video production.

Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO
Received on Fri Feb 08 2002 - 21:49:00 GMT