[Coco] torn on getting a coco...

[J.P. Samson]

> I don't want to support 5 1/4" disks in this day and age and here is
> why:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Olivetti-XM-4311-DSDD-360k-5-25-PC-Floppy-Disk-Drive_W0QQitemZ320285715890QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Drives_Storage_Internal?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
> And the shipping on that to Scappose, which isn't far
> by any means, is, drum roll, $14.49.


Then why don't you just use USB memory sticks instead?

This is just one cent, comes with a one-year warranty and a money-back  
guarantee that it'll work:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/3-floppy-disk-drive-to-USB-flash-drive-reader-3-5-1-2_W0QQitemZ220329389741QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item220329389741&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1215%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1307

Don't know what they odds are that it'll actually function with a  
CoCo, but might be fun to try.

-- JP