[TriLUG] re:OT: What to do with old floppies?

[sholton at mindspring.com]

800K boot floppies for a MacSE?

I /probably/ have something that would work, but I'd have to 
go digging into some very dark places.

What system level are you looking for?  IIRC I've put up to 
system 7.1 onto an SE, but it's slow as a dog. It would probably
be happier with something line System 6.1, Finder 6.0.7

I'm suspecting some other Mac heads will offer up a set of disks.
If you don't get a response, let me know.  


-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Meyer <ianmeyer at gmail.com>
Sent: Oct 9, 2005 1:46 AM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT: What to do with old floppies?

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Actually, this brings me around, to a slightly-OT topic, but On-T for  
this thread...

I have an old MacSE that needs a system installation. It boots up to  
the "?" symbol. Only problem is, its not a SE model with a  
"SuperDrive" that can read the newfangled 1.44 mb floppies, just  
those 800k ones.

So anyone have some? No need to reply to the list, just drop me a  
line, t'would be much appreciated.

thanks
~ian


On Oct 8, 2005, at 9:58 PM, Chris Merrill wrote:

> Kevin Otte wrote:
>
>> Given that the floppy drive is all but extinct, what the heck do I  
>> do with
>> these relics of a bygone era?
>>
>
> Hard to believe, but if they are single- or double-density, you can  
> probably
> sell them on eBay. They are starting to get hard to find for the  
> classic-
> computer hobbyists.
>
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