[Coco] 5.25" Floppies...

[CoCo Demus]

it's so simple to fix a c64 most of the time is the PLA :/ and the SID chip
is precious!

On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Rietveld Rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Dead serious.
>
> But don't feel too bad. The c64 was DOA.
>
> I did keep the drive, which I don't have any use for, and the monitor
> There are literally 100s of floppies with it but most are ‎copies so I
> don't feel bad about Reusing them
>
> ,
>   Original Message
> From: Al Hartman
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 6:35 PM
> To: Karl VonWinkle via Coco
> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] 5.25" Floppies...
>
>
> I hope you're kidding about tossing out the C64. I know people who would
> have wanted it along with any other hardware you had for it.
>
> -[ Al ]-
> On 4/26/2017 6:27:32 PM, Rietveld Rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I found a great source of 5 1/4 disks. I just bought a c64 bundle. Tossed
> the c64 out and formatted the disks for my coco
>
> Seriously
>
> ,
> Original Message
> From: Christopher Noyes
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 6:25 PM
> To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'
> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] 5.25" Floppies...
>
>
> The drives are getting harder to find (at least harder to find at a sane
> price).
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Al Hartman
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 6:23 PM
> To: Bill Pierce via Coco
> Subject: [Coco] 5.25" Floppies...
>
> 5.25" floppies are easy to buy new.
>
> http://www.athana.com/
>
> They still make them.
>
> I don't understand the desire to prematurely declare 5.25" floppies as
> dead. I use them all the time.
>
> -[ Al ]-
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