Re: Who still uses floppies these days?

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

anoneds@netscape.net wrote:
> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> ....
>
> > BTW, if you have a PC Card (nee PCMCIA) slot on your older laptop
> > (and you probably do), you can add a PC Card-to-flash memory adapter
> > and get the benefits of a USB thumbdrive without the USB.  (If you
> > choose a flash memory type that matches something else you use, it
> > will have multiple applications.)
>
>
> Unfortunately, on my TI 4000E laptop, PCMCIA wasn't an option. It was
> available at the time, TI was too stupid to add it. And not too long
> ago, my floppy drive stopped working...
>
> And the "C" key on the keyboard is worn out. Anyone ever realize how
> often "C" gets used in DOS? After this, I did.
>
> I can hook up a network adapter I bought for it and that allows an
> external keyboard - but it isn't quite so portable after this...
>
> Not a big deal as the battery died within months of acquiring it
> (used). Ever notice how expensive laptop batteries are?

Yep--one of the great rackets.  ;-)  And you need a new one every
2-3 years.  They are mostly proprietary shapes and colors, so when
they're gone, they're gone.

-michael

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