[Tfug] README PLEASE, EARL! Re: 5.25 drives

[earljviolet at deserthowler.com]

Don,

I won't be in until Monday.  However, at that time I'll check if they are
there.  I have no idea right now as to the status of these drives, if they
work or if they even still exist.  I can watch for some in the stripping
room as well.

Earl
On Fri, March 19, 2010 7:41 pm, Bexley Hall wrote:
> Hi John,
>
>> > I noticed a stack of three or four 5.25" HD drives on
>> > the metal rack in the hallway outside the audio video
>> > room at WorldCare.  Earl can get them for
>> > anyone with nostalgia or specialized needs.....
>>
>> Oops - I read that as 5.25 *floppy* drives.  Don't
>> need HD's at this point.
>
> I think some confusion there...  :<  I think Paul meant
> High Density (not Hard Disk).  I.e., I know there is a box of
> 5" floppy drives in the general area that he was referencing.
> However, I think they were being held (kept) for someone
> who wanted them for *mechanical* reasons (we get all sorts of
> oddball requests for things at WC  :-/  Most of the time,
> the person requesting never returns!  :< ).
>
> Anyway, yes, there are some 5" floppy drives.  (unless they
> have been recycled recently)  Their condition is unknown.
> You are welcome to them (since the original "requester" hasn't
> shown up for them in quite some time).  But, they are "in
> back" so you won't find them in the store, etc.
>
> Best bet is to talk with Earl to see what his schedule there
> will be.  Or, perhaps he can arrange to move them someplace
> "more public" when he gets a chance.  Else I will try to
> remember to do so when next I visit (not for a week, though).
>
> Or, perhaps if Paul drops in this weekend he can move some
> of them?
>
> --don
>
>
>
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