Floppy disk drive wanted.

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Anyone got a 5.25" floppy disk drive that they want to get rid of?? (remember those things?)

 

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i think i've read about those in books

grim

 

Nugg, pray tell, why do you need one, is this not 2007?

 

Your in luck, the British Museum is selling one on Ebay

 

are you installing a 5.25 version of those?

Vinyl Vista

 

I found a PC a couple of weeks ago it had a floppy drive 5.25 but I didnt want it so I returned it to its location with the unsalveagable parts.

I will have alook and see if its still there if it is I send you it, could be abit wet though.

 

It'd cost me more to send it to you than it's worth!

 

My second machine here has one of those - a great talking point.

But, sorry , you can't have it! :-(

Harry.

 

Man the only time I've seen those was in school a few years back.

 

Because I'm a geek. I found all my 5.25 floppys when I was in Oz and now I want to make new copies/backups and also install some of the systems into VMs.

 

I don't think modern bioses support 5.25" floppy drives?

 

Good luck reading that old 5.25 media, it was never the best even in its day, I have enough trouble reading my old 3.5 media...

I'd get it backed up onto something more reliable sharpish !

You've highlighted a big problem, alot of media just doesn't age well including CDR.

 

I think I'll need it as the disks have been sitting in a cardboard box in an underground garage for the last 11 or so years.

 

Hey I might have 1 or three in my loft I'll look tonight!!!!

 

On the subject of floppies - does anyone know where I can purchase new 3.5" floppy media in the UK as I'm struggling to find anywhere

Thanks

 

well i have a box of floppys dysan it dysan if i remember right blank ones ....its not like im gonna use them

 

Hi Gary B,

Try here.

HTH

NB

 

I sold one earlier this year -- customer needed it for an antique IBM miniframe he's been babying along.

 

Have to dig one out and test it, but yeah, I got one.