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- From: goss@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Timothy D. Goss)
- Subject: Re: Floppy blues and 8088s...
- Organization: M.B. Cormier INC., Orleans (Ont)
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:41:41 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.124141.26213@micor.ocunix.on.ca>
- References: <1992Sep6.190838.842@ccsvax.sfasu.edu> <ok.716116505@csd>
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- In the older intel based machines such as the 8088 the only drives that were
- around when their floppy controllers were built were low density drives. If
- you want a high density drive to work on such a machine you'll probably need
- a new floppy controller or multi I/O card if you're using that...
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- STILL COSTING THE NET HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS... :)
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