The "Old Floppy Drive" thread is now CLOSED.
OK. I reply to my last receipt. Mark's.
Thank you to Mark, Anthony, jmccraw, Steve, Bino, gibney, Rick Glazer,
FORC5, JRS.
Now have 2 USB floppy drives. All of you were so correct. Sorry I was so
thick-headed...... :)
Shocked how well they do business.
I'll probably toss them in ~15yrs!
Long live our LIST!
TNX.
I now have so much more stuff for my Big Red Trash Bin. LOL!
(some drives, some disks, and, lots of cables!)
It will be a really good Spring!
Thank you,
Duncan
On 04/01/2010 11:28, Mark Dodge wrote:
Ditto to the several hundred, I do not know why I'm still hanging on, even
my three year old laptop doesn't have a floppy drive.
Mark Dodge
MD Computers
Houston, TX
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Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 1:47 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Old Floppy Drives
moved into a new house and just threw away several hundred floppies,
some maybe even collectable ( old games like doom and Wolfenstein 3d) :'(
fp
At 09:31 AM 3/30/2010, DSinc Poked the stick with:
Anthony,
Yes, I saw this model and another model from Nippon Labs. Problem is
that both of these still require the eide FD cable. Not completely usb.
I am considering the Iomega Silver model, N82E16821108201, $34.99.
I'd like NOT to try Sabrent or Rosewill again!
Duncan
On 03/30/2010 09:38, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
And then there is this on newegg:
BYTECC BT-146 All-in-one Internal USB2.0 connector Card Reader w/
Floppy Drive - Retail
Item #: N82E16820192022
On 3/29/2010 8:10 PM, DSinc wrote:
Anthony,
Yes, I do. I'd like to believe that there is really nothing I might
ever need again, but, just do not know yet. I am still working to be
"Floppy-Free."
USB floppy drive????? Do tell............ :)
Think that is what I now seek!!!
LOL!
Duncan
On 03/29/2010 19:31, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
You actually still have files saved on Floppies? None of my machines
have floppies.
Why not a USB floppy drive?
On 3/29/2010 7:18 PM, DSinc wrote:
I assume that old 3.5in 1.44MB floppy drives use the old eide
interface.
And, I am now noticing new m/b's that do not have a floppy connector.
OK. I understand.
Is there any kind of external conversion box (eide-usb) I can use to
keep a NEW "working" Sony/TEAC 3.5in floppy drive around for some time.
Yes, I do so know that I should have converted all my old floppies to
usb sticks years ago. Fine. I'm late with this, also! Sue me!
It seems that I am finding out what the life of Sony/TEAC floppy
drives useful life may be. All mine are 12-15 (or more!) yrs old!
Wondering?
Duncan
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