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Re: 5.25" Floppies wanted in Australia (Sydney).

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From: Bruce Cook
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 00:00
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shoppa@alph02.triumf.ca (Tim Shoppa) writes:

> 
> In article <1998Sep11.203439.17347@decus>,
> PDP-11 Trainee Guru <geremin@decus.org.au> wrote:
> >Hi All - I want to get some 5.25" floppies.
> >
> >At this stage two types are required but I will take whatever 
> >I can get and stock up for the future.
> >
> >I need 5.25" HD to suit PC systems - I will even pay for unused ones.
> >
> >I need 5.25" SSQD to suit DEC systems - I will even pay for unused ones.
> >
> >For DEC users they are RX33 and RX50 types.
> 
> It's not clear whether you are talking about media or the drives, but:
> 
> 1.  If you want the media, it's all still readily available here in
> North America.  DECDirect is selling RX50K's at US$9 for a box of
> ten, easily the cheapest price in all of history.  Finding the HD media
> is not difficult at all.

I have a few boxes of the media here in W.A. (I think) Freight across AUS
should be cheeper then from the US

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...BRU

Bruce Cook,  Synonet Corp.	E-Mail: bruce@bicycle.synonet.com
Phone:  +61 147 967 468		Fax: +61 8 9227 7390
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From: Bruce Cook <bcook@wantree.com.au>
Subject: Re: 5.25" Floppies wanted in Australia (Sydney).
Date: 1998/09/13
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