Re: Should I get two floppy drives?

[Tristan Mumford <xtristan.xmumford@xgmail.xcom>]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:

> Warren Ernst wrote:
>> If I may quote to you from the Beagle Bros "The Big Tip Book for the
>> Apple II Series" (C. 1986) page 166:
>> 
>> Why buy more than one disk drive?
>> 1. You can make faster disk copies.
>> 2. You can use certain software that requires two drives.
>> 3. You will have a backup drive when one goes bad (it happens).
>> 4. You have immediate access to twice the data.
>> 5. You can get rid of that extra $300 in the dresser drawer.
>> 6. If you have an Apple Macintosh and were wondering when this book is
>> going to help you, you have just found out.
>> 
>> Even almost twenty years later, I still think in many ways that Beagle
>> Bros was the best job I ever had...
>> 
>> -Warr
> 
> I'm glad the participants were having as much fun as they
> appeared to be having!  ;-)
> 

Hm. Today when I accidentally dropped a whole pile of 5.25" disks a disk
sleeve with "Beagle Bros. Indoor Sports" caught my eye. I like that sleeve.

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