Re: Shortage of floppies?

[bird@MCS.COM (J. L. Walters)]

In article <4p7cs0$4c8@dorsai.dorsai.org>,
James OReilly <joreilly@dorsai.org> wrote:

> I meant there might be a shortage of 5.25" or 3.5" double density
> floppies.

There is a company named "Disk Movers," that has come to the College
Of DuPage (Chicago area), computer show each month for years and
years. The owner told me several months ago that DD disks were
becoming more scarce and the price was going to climb above HD
shortly.

This has not happened with MEI where 25 DD disks are $.28/ea and HD
are $.28

I'm convinced that a lack of DD disks will happen when the number of
IBM PC users that use the DD format falls below some unknown (to me),
level. I'm not waiting. I bought 300 at COD for $.09/ea in lots of 150
and will probably add another 300 in a month or so. That should get me
through the lifetime of my IIgs. (I download a ton from GEnie &/or the
internet.)

Kind Regards,
-- 
	Joe Walters:  bird@mcs.com or J.L.Walters@genie.com
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