360K drives

From: Gary Hildebrand <ghldbrd_at_ccp.com>
Date: Wed Oct 30 17:53:00 2002

"DAVID L. ORMAND" wrote:
>
> I'm trying to help some guys outfit TI-99/4As with 360K
> drives. A year or so ago, they were still available from
> some of the surplus dealers I know about, but they seem
> to have disappeared.
>
> Does anyone have a line on supplies of 360K drives? The
> only ones I find via web search are $25, which seems a
> bit much for a once-ubiquitous drive that is now a little
> obsolete.

yeah, they've been lined up at the landfills of the world I think. I
was looking a year ago and just gave up. Even the 1.2 meg HD drives are
giveaway items. Planned obselecence.

Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph,MOz
Received on Wed Oct 30 2002 - 17:53:00 GMT