Re: Quick, before they're gone: 5.25" DSDD diskettes

["The Basement" <swolfe1@mindspring.com>]

Wlamart still sells 5.25 inch floppies for 3-4 $ for a box of 11...  they
are made by Imation(3m)...  to use them as double sided in my IIc I just
simply cut out another write protect notch on the other side...  they work
great...


Rubywand wrote in message <34C76630.4900@swbell.net>...
>Last week I was putting together a starter software pack for a ][+
>user and, once again, found myself digging through closets to come up
>with a few 5.25" DSDD diskettes. Finally, it dawned upon me that  1. my
>supply of spare DSDD diskettes was pretty well exhausted and  2. the
>diskettes were getting hard to find at computer stores.
>
>     A call to a local disc & diskettes supplier and a check of some
>diskette supplier web pages confirmed my fears: gone are the days of MEI
>mailouts offering piles of 5.25" DSDD diskettes; they are no longer
>considered a standard item.
>
>     Just when Computer Shopper references were running out I came upon
>Midwestern Diskette's web page ad which included ... 5.25" DSDD
>diskettes!
>
>     The MD salesman offered to check inventory to make sure they could
>ship my order of 100 disketes and call back. This was an ominous sign.
>When he called back and noted that the plain black versions were not
>available and said MD still had the color versions and offered a reduced
>price on a larger order, I did not hesitate to accept.
>
>     Evidently, any 5.25" diskette is getting hard to find-- like most
>PC's no longer even include a 5.25" drive. 5.25" DSDD diskettes, the
>kind you need for Apple ][+ and all DOS 3.3 wares, are positively on the
>road to extinction!
>
>     Apple II users who expect to continue using their 5.25" drives for
>downloaded DOS 3.3 wares, backups, new projects, etc. into the 21st
>century may want to stock up on DSDD diskettes now, while they are still
>available. Midwestern Diskette can be reached at 800-221-6332.
>
>
>Rubywand