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Re:Minisport questions

#422
From: Green
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 14:50
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I tried to post this info last week, but ran into trouble 
locally.  Here's the second attempt. 
 
In article <chein.920930085206@eng.auburn.edu> 
chein@eng.auburn.edu (Tsan Heui) wrote: 
 
> What I'm interested to know is where to get 2" floppy disk? 
> Is any mail-order vendor around? 
> Is it possible to get an external floppy drive (3.5" or 5.25") these day? 
 
In article <BvIH4M.KMr@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> csjos@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu 
(John Stafford) wrote: 
 
> Items needed for a HEATH ZENITH  MINISPORT LAP TOP COMPUTER 
> i am in need of a disk drive and cable interface anybody know of where  
> such a creature may exist for sale please contact my my email address is 
> csjos@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu or you can call 234-3283 tnx . 
 
Try calling the Zenith Customer Assistance Center at 
1-800-227-3360.  They can probably tell you whether Zenith 
itself still sells this stuff.  Or call the Zenith Direct sales 
people at 1-800-582-0524. 
 
Note that the external floppy drive for the Minisport is the 
same as the drive for the Minisport HD.  For a while, C.O.M.B. 
(a big liquidator in Minneapolis) was selling them off, but I 
haven't seen them listing it for a while.  I don't have their 
phone number, but they are a big outfit. 
 
Since my original attempt to post this answer, I have heard back 
that Zenith is selling the external floppy drive for $299, and 
that there are companies selling the floppy disks for $40 for 
10!  Yikes!  If anyone has success at lower prices, please post 
the info. 
 
Thanks. 
PG 
 
 
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Subject: Re:Minisport questions
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