Storage of floppy discs

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3 total messages Started by Philip Hetherington Wed, 12 Nov 1997 00:00

#128

Author: Philip Hetherington
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 00:00

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My wife bought some tights (Ophelia 20 denier) recently and I have just
discovered that the box is just the right size to hold three and a half inch
floppies and will provide a good home for a dozen magazine discs.  

I wonder if there are other products that can be recycled in a similarly
useful way.  E.g. file card boxes in the past for discs and discarded five
and a quarter disc boxes for CDs.  Discarded tins of various types have come
in useful  for screws, nails, etc.

Phil Hetherington

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Phil Hetherington  - turned 79 -feeling 14 - Voyaging
to Looking Glass World  on  the good ship Argo 
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Wed,12 Nov 1997.17:30:31

Re: Storage of floppy discs

#129

Author: Graeme Wall
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 00:00

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In message <na.6dd55447e7.a701a0philhet@argonet.co.uk>
          Philip Hetherington <philhet@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> My wife bought some tights (Ophelia 20 denier) recently and I have just
> discovered that the box is just the right size to hold three and a half inch
> floppies and will provide a good home for a dozen magazine discs.  
> 
> I wonder if there are other products that can be recycled in a similarly
> useful way.  E.g. file card boxes in the past for discs and discarded five
> and a quarter disc boxes for CDs.  Discarded tins of various types have come
> in useful  for screws, nails, etc.
> 
> Phil Hetherington
> 

I use a champagne box (/showoff) to keep my mag floppies in, cut one side out
and they fit beautifully.  Holds about 80 discs.

Veuve Cliquot as you`re asking but anyone will do they are all the same size.
-- 
Graeme Wall
Television Cameraman:   www.greywall.demon.co.uk

Re: Storage of floppy discs

#130

Author: John Brown
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 00:00

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In article <na.6dd55447e7.a701a0philhet@argonet.co.uk>, Philip Hetherington
<URL:mailto:philhet@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> My wife bought some tights (Ophelia 20 denier) recently and I have just
> discovered that the box is just the right size to hold three and a half inch
> floppies and will provide a good home for a dozen magazine discs.  
> 
> I wonder if there are other products that can be recycled in a similarly
> useful way.  E.g. file card boxes in the past for discs and discarded five
> and a quarter disc boxes for CDs*.  Discarded tins of various types have come
> in useful  for screws, nails, etc.

Get a travelling-overseas friend/relative who knows you like single malt
whisky and specify Glen Moray in tins from the Duty Free on their return -
just right for 90 discs after the more important contents have been stored
elsewhere or otherwise suitably disposed of.

WARNING - Glenfiddich tins are only just too narrow and suitable only
(grabbed) for wife's sewing needs, again after suitable disposals.

* Agreed - but does anyone know of a NZ user of the discs (preferably a
charity) which would like my 100's of the things in varying condition?
(Acorn E-formatted in the main)

Likewise, DSDD 3.5", at low cost - I'm sick of the things cluttering my
study after transferring the club collection of PD to hard drive. 

Cheers  The happy disc storage man  John B.

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