In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Malcolm Cadman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >A floppy disk drive would certainly have made it more successful - if >people would have been prepared to pay for it. Around 1/3 to 2/3 again >added to the selling price ? I was told that, just before the QL was due for release, someone showed Sir Clive one of the 'new' 3.5" drives and said it would fit into the same space as the microdrives. He is reported to have said 'That will never catch on' This is probably an apocraphal (is this spelled right Geoff ?) story but I like it. --
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