5150 & 720 KB FD

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Thu Oct 3 01:25:01 2002

> As for the purist out there who shudder at the thought
> of adding later components to such a classic, I should
> mention that I'm an astronomer. I don't have the
> systems as collectibles, I use them. Yup, that's
> right... when you're on a budget, you have to make
> everything work. This ol' PC is basically just going
> to serve as a real time clock.

And a real time clock need a 3.5-inch floppy drive because...?

> With CGA monitors they are good for that...

Better than an LED digital clock with four-inch tall red digits?
Received on Thu Oct 03 2002 - 01:25:01 BST