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Re: External Floppy Drives

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From: David Leon
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 15:40
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In article <1hn2oiINNfem@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> byrne@cstore-next.cl.msu.edu (Eric J. Byrne) writes:
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>  Can anyone recommend a good brand and source for external floppy drives
>  for use on a NeXTcube?  I have a cube with an optical drive and need to
>  use a floppy as well.
>
>     Thanks
>       Eric Byrne
I have been using a PLI supuerfloppy 2.8 for about two and a half years without
problems.  Although the drive is incredibly slow, I imagine that is a function
of being a floppy dove rather than the brand.  All in in all, it is a nice
unit.

David
dleon@seas.smu.edu
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