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Article #41572Re: Formatting 3.5" Diskette
From: Dave Emmerson
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1990 01:20
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1990 01:20
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> [deleted] but all 220 of my backup disks are Memorex. > 1.2M disks are the cheapest $ per meg storage I've found. I see no sense > in paying NZD$130 (about USD$78) for a box of name brand HD 3.5's when I can > get 6 boxes of Memorex HD 5.25's for the same dough... > ============================================================================== But you think it makes sense to buy all those floppies instead of one little hard disk? Takes all sorts... Dave.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!yale!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!luth!sunic!mcsun!ukc!acorn!moncam!emmo From: emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Formatting 3.5" Diskette Summary: Smile Message-ID: <402@marvin.moncam.co.uk> Date: 3 Feb 90 01:20:53 GMT References: <7439@shlump.nac.dec.com> <371@csnz.co.nz> Organization: Monotype ADG, Cambridge, UK Lines: 12