Re: 5 1/4" disks

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

William Katz writes ...
> 
> Does anyone know of any company that sells 5 1/4" DS/DD floppy disks?? I
> tried a few local places here; compusa, radio shack, and the wiz.. but
> they only sell 3 1/2" floppy disks.
> I used to buy them from a place called Mei Micro a few years back. Their
> web site lists only 3.5" disks.
> I have a few left for my Apple //e, but would like to get more.
 ....

     Used to buy from Mei Micro, too. (In fact, I think they still owe me $1.50
for un-sent labels!)  Below is a snip from the FAQs which should help ...


ref. http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2DSKETTE.html#008

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From: Rubywand, Brian Hammack, Jay

008- Where the heck can I buy the double density (DD) 3-1/2 & 5-1/4 diskettes 
     required for my Apple II drives? 

     Here are places to try ... 

Albert Franklin (email: jfrankl1@mindspring.com) sells 5.25" DS/DD diskettes. 

AllBusiness.com* ( http://allbusiness.firstsource.com/ ) sells 5.25" & 3.5" DD
diskettes. Good selection but beware of screwy 'shipping weights' and errors in
quantity pricing (e.g. 10 for $0.26 really means box of 10 at 26 cents each). 

Grace Ashley (352-748-7739, http://users.southeast.net/~rakessel/index.html )
sells Apple II educational software and 'blank' 5.25" diskettes 

Big E Supply* ( http://www.bigesupply.com/ ) sells 5.25" & 3.5" DD diskettes. 

Meritline.com ( http://store.yahoo.com/meritline/floppydisk.html ) sells 3.5"
DD diskettes in bulk (e.g. 500 for $15). 

*Note: Best prices from these two sources seem to be for these items: 
  5.25" DS/DD Verbatim #18188    about $2.50 for box of 10 
  3.5"  DD BASF        #343799A  about $2.70 for box of 10 

Thrift shops: Brian Hammack reports finding packs of used 5.25" DD diskettes at
bargain prices. 
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