[Coco] [Color Computer] a question to those of you with working cocos with floppy discs

[shadow at shadowgard.com]

On 10 Feb 2009 at 20:26, stinger30au wrote:

> how many of you have floppy discs with information that is still
> readable say of original programs from say 1991 or there abouts?

U think so, but I haven't checked recently. A lot depends on storage 
and on how often you've udsed the disk or drive.
 
> is there anyone left on the face of the planet you can buy new 360k
> floppy discs or floppy drives from or it is all second hand stuff??

You can still buy 8" floppies (or could last time I looked, which was 
a few years back) they just cost $50 for a box of 10. So I'm sure 
5.25" floppies are available. Too much legacy equipment.

Drives are apt to be a different story.




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