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Re: Recycled diskettes INFO requested

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From: Rene Magritte
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 06:55
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gordons@coopsol.com (Gordon Storga) writes:


><1992Nov2.192552.25629@coopsol.com> gordons@coopsol.com (Gordon Storga) said:
>>
>>In cleaning up Ye Olde computer room at home I find myself the
>>unwilling owner of over 200 5.25" low density (300k) floppies.  Some
>                                                ^^^^
>That should be "360K".  Sorry.

>>are unused, most have been used at least once.  (Brands include:
>>Maxell, Kodak, 3M, Dysan, Fujitsu, and, of source, many generic disks.
>>Since I've switched over to high density 5.25 and 3.5 I do not have a
>>need for these low density disks.  Ideally, I'd like to recycle the
>>materials at the least, or donate them to someplace that can make use
>>of them.  I'd even sell packs of 10 for $5, if I knew there was a
>>market.
>>
>>Does anyone have any suggestions?
>>
>>Gordon
>>email gordons@netcom or gordons@coopsol
>>-- 
>>The opinions expressed are my own, and not the beliefs or opinions
>>of whatever company you think I work for.  So there, thhhbbbt!
>>Message to Kodak:  Freedom for Dan Bredy.


>-- 
>The opinions expressed are my own, and not the beliefs or opinions
>of whatever company you think I work for.  So there, thhhbbbt!
>Message to Kodak:  Freedom for Dan Bredy.


 	No offense, but $.10 apeice would be a lot more like it.  Low
density 5.25's just aren't worth much any more.   I suggest you aquire
the outstanding "800" program, that allows you to cram 800k worth of
data onto a 360k disk -- fairly reliably.  I havn't had probs, anyway.
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From: rene@hardy.u.washington.edu (Rene Magritte)
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Subject: Re: Recycled diskettes INFO requested
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