This discussion is fascinating. Considering we are in the age of Blu-Ray, Solid State Media and 1 TB hard drives. I'd be hard pressed to find anything on my computer that would actually FIT on a 720K floppy these days. Rikk -- Rikk Desgres Pinehurst Pictures & Sound http://www.pinehurstpictures.com (413) 584-6200 ************************************************************ Please do not place this email address on any mailing list. This address is for direct one on one communication. Thank you for your cooperation. ************************************************************ on 6/12/08 1:09 PM, Robert Heller at heller at deepsoft.com wrote: > At Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:15:02 -0400 Ron Miller <ronsmiller at comcast.net> wrote: > >> >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> >> ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. >> ** You too can help the group >> ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >> ** If you did, we all thank you. >> >> >> >> >> >> I have a huge box full of 3.5 floppies too. I just checked on ebay >> and you get a 1000 brand new 1.44 MB 3.5 inch floppies in 10-packs >> for $50 for the whole lot. The 720K are rarer, but you can still get >> a 10 pack for $10. > > I believe you can just do a low-level format of a 1.44 MB 3.5 to 720K. > You can't do the opposite though. > > I too have a pile of 720K -- actually formatted to 640K, since that is the > standard thing for OS-9/68000 (no, this is NOT MacOS 9, but something > competely different. > >> >> Ron >> >> Ron Miller >> Freelance Technology Writing Since 1988 >> Contributing Editor, EContent Magazine >> Staff Writer, Daniweb.com >> >> email: ronsmiller at ronsmiller.com >> my blog: http://byronmiller.typepad.com >> Daniweb Blog: http://tinyurl.com/5hozlr >> web: http://www.ronsmiller.com >> >> Winner of the 2006 and 2007 Apex Award for Publication Excellence/ >> Feature Writing >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 11, 2008, at 3:59 PM, Rikk Desgres wrote: >> >>> ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. >>> ** You too can help the group >>> ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >>> ** If you did, we all thank you. >>> >>> >>> $200 each?????? I must have a closet full. I wonder how much they >>> go for >>> used? I'd take $50 :-0 >>> >>> Rikk >>> -- >>> Rikk Desgres >>> Pinehurst Pictures & Sound >>> http://www.pinehurstpictures.com >>> (413) 584-6200 >>> >>> ************************************************************ >>> Please do not place this email address on any mailing list. >>> This address is for direct one on one communication. >>> Thank you for your cooperation. >>> ************************************************************ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> on 6/11/08 2:33 PM, ussailis at shaysnet.com at ussailis at shaysnet.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> 720K floppies (the old 'double density,' 3 1/2") are very >>>> expensive. My son >>>> needed one for his job a couple years ago. They bought two at $200 >>>> + each. >>>> One worked. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >>> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >>> >>> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech >>> Discussion list. >>> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >>> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >>> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> >> >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> >>