To: WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 04:17:34 -0500 Subject: [WSFA] Re: Looking for a "classic computer" item... From: Ron Kean <ronkean at juno.com> Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net> There are two kinds of 5.25 floppies, 360K and 1.2M, and thus two kinds of 5.25 drives. A 1.2M drive will read both kinds. But if you have a working computer which can use a 5.25 drive, probably the only way to get data off that computer would be by serial cable to another computer, which requires a serial data transfer program, which would be a DOS program or early Windows. But it's been years since computers have been made with a serial port. If getting a working 5.25 drive will solve your problem, it may be that easiest way to get one is to buy one on ebay, or try a google shopping search. I see a 1.2M on ebay right now for $20 BIN plus shipping. Ron Kean On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 20:50:24 -0500 mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us> writes: > Well, if 20 yr old cars are "classic cars"... I'm looking for a 5.25" > floppy > drive. No, not 3.5", a 5.25". > > I'm trying to go through my hundreds of old disks, get what few > things are > worth it off, and wipe them all. My drive died - well, it tries to > read, and > marks its place (scrapes the floppies). > > mark "I only need it for a few weeks" > > -- > "The [Dreyfus] Affair ... insisted that Justice was more > important than Reasons of State - and even that disorder > is to be preferred to sustained and extreme injustice." > - D. Wileman, Republicans of the Muddle > ____________________________________________________________ Do THIS before eating carbs (every time) 1 EASY tip to increase fat-burning, lower blood sugar & decrease fat storage http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/529467796b846778573ast01vuc