[Coco] torn on getting a coco...

[Bruce W. Calkins]

Considering that my first 360k floppy drive for my CoCo was $399.00 plus 
shipping, and that that one has accrued storage for a decade or more, that 
is a very good price.

Since approximately 99.99% of original CoCo disk software is on 160k or 360k 
media, I'll support 5.25 drives with my CoCos for as long as I run them.

Bruce W.





> 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.
>
> At least someone is finally offering one for less than $150.
> Even so, this is approaching $50 shipped.  The prices I see
> right now range from $29 to about $89, minus the shipping
> of course.
>