** Ben Francis ben@franci5.fsnet.co.uk [2003-06-01 00:38]:
A: - my 3.5" floppy B: - my 5.25" floppy
sorry, I have to ask....
5.25"? Why?
Because I have one and I can?! I can't say as I've used it in a long while, but I did have to transfer a batch of data across from 5.25" media a few years back, so since it's available and I have a spare bay in the machine I dropped it in. If I need the bay it'll probably end up in one of my servers just in case!
I believe it takes a little longer for things to start to fossilise, although it must be getting pretty close. Keep up with oiling the moving parts ;)
I've only ever seen a 5.25 floppy on a BBC... actually I think I saw one on a 486 once. It surprises me that Windows XP still supports them...
I used to use them on some old XT and AT boxes some years back. I never had any 8 bit computers that used 5.25". My Amstrad used the ill fated 3" disks and my Amiga had the low density 3.5" ones. Of course I now have a BBC with 5.25" and 3.5" drives, but that's a whole different story!
** end quote [Ben Francis]