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Article #443Re: The plight of the humble floppy disk
From: Ken Taylor
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 23:13
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 23:13
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"Chris McDonald" <chris@csse.uwa.edu.au> wrote in message news:cf8tdj$1sq$1@enyo.uwa.edu.au... > "DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> writes: > > >The floppy is dead. > >Recently i seen a pack of 10 TDK floppys on the shelf for $12, right > >next to them was a pack of of 50 TDK CDR's for $35. Do the math 0_o > > Recently a 1930's Bentley sold at auction for a record near AUD$7M. > There was a picture of it in the newspaper, right next to an advert > for a brand new Kia Rio. Do the math. > > Chris. Recently a house sold for NZ$7M. There was a picture of it next to a man with both a floppy disc and a Bentley. Do the math. Ken
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