Ed Vance wrote to Mortar M. <=-
Speaking of the media being flexible.
When the Zip Drive began selling I wasn't wanting to buy one of them because a couple years earlier I saw a 40MB SyQuest removable disk hard drive had Metal media inside its plastic case.
The Zip Drive media was flexible as Flopoies are.
SyQuest staered advertising that they were going to make a EZ-135 Drive and I waited until they sold it and got one because the media was metal just like the platter in a HDD is .
SyQuest went out of business shortly later.
Quoting Mortar M. to Nigel Reed <=-
Then again, [why] are 3 1/2" disks called floppies because they're not floppy at all.
Depends on your perspective. True, the outer shell isn't floppy, but
the actual media is.
The Zip Drive is mostly dead, failed, but the SyQuest drive and Disks mostly work.
When the Zip Drive began selling I wasn't wanting to buy one of them because a couple years earlier I saw a 40MB SyQuest removable disk hard drive had Metal media inside its plastic case.
SyQuest staered advertising that they were going to make a EZ-135 Drive and I waited until they sold it and got one because the media was metal just like the platter in a HDD is .
SyQuest went out of business shortly later. Ed
Quoting Nightfox to Ed Vance <=-
Re: Got Floppy?
I thought the late 90s was an interesting time with all those
different removable media formats being released - especilly with 2 different ones from the same company (Syquest's Sparq and the 440MB
one you mentioned).
Depends on your perspective. True, the outer shell isn't floppy, but the actual media is.i love my 5.25" 13cm DISKS! those are PEAK COOL!
They're hard on the outside and floppy in the innards! 5 1/2" disks are
floppy on the inside and the outside. And one more thing, stationary
mice have bigger balls.
Technology is like a river...
8 inch, 5.25 inch, 3.5 inch, single sided, double sided, low density,
high density...
It's like floating down a river, once you pass that dock there's no
going back. Unless, like me you stop there and are happy with the
place. My 386 has both 5.25 and 3.5 inch drives. Until they quit
working, I'm happy with them.
Quoting Mary4 to Cougar428 <=-
They're hard on the outside and floppy in the innards! 5 1/2" disks are
floppy on the inside and the outside. And one more thing, stationary
mice have bigger balls.
LMAO XD
this is too funny!
Quoting Mary4 to Cougar428 <=-
Technology is like a river...
8 inch, 5.25 inch, 3.5 inch, single sided, double sided, low density,
high density...
It's like floating down a river, once you pass that dock there's no
going back. Unless, like me you stop there and are happy with the
place. My 386 has both 5.25 and 3.5 inch drives. Until they quit
working, I'm happy with them.
i love my working disks and drives too!
Depends on your perspective. True, the outer shell isn't floppy, but the actual media is.i love my 5.25" 13cm DISKS! those are PEAK COOL!
Quoting Mary4 to Cougar428 <=-
Technology is like a river...
8 inch, 5.25 inch, 3.5 inch, single sided, double sided, low density,
high density...
It's like floating down a river, once you pass that dock there's no
going back. Unless, like me you stop there and are happy with the
place. My 386 has both 5.25 and 3.5 inch drives. Until they quit
working, I'm happy with them.
i love my working disks and drives too!
I guess we're part of an exclusive club!
I know there are better and more efficient ways to store and use data,
but this tech is what I know and grew on. Yeah, I do have newer systems
but my old ones keep on churning data for me.
Have a great day!
They're great, but i'm a 3.5" inch enjoyer... Peak floppy.i can respect that! <3
Quoting Boraxman to Cougar428 <=-
I've got two systems which have both a HD 3.5" and 5.25" drives, plus
an additional one or two of each in other machines. Heaps of disks,
but I'm reluctant to use them as they need to be treated with care are
are appraoching an age were reading them can just cause damage. -!-
I'm a 3.5" inch enjoyer...
LOL XDI'm a 3.5" inch enjoyer...
There's a joke in there somewhere.
8 inch, 5.25 inch, 3.5 inch, single sided, double sided, low density
high density...
It's like floating down a river, once you pass that dock there's no
going back. Unless, like me you stop there and are happy with the
place. My 386 has both 5.25 and 3.5 inch drives. Until they quit
working, I'm happy with them.
paul wrote to mary4 <=-
Still using my 5.25 drive on my Atari 800 and 130xe computers!
Still using my 5.25 drive on my Atari 800 and 130xe computers!nice! <3
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