[Coco] I don't like floppy technology...

[Frank Pittel]

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 02:39:01PM -0800, Michael Robinson wrote:
> > Now, seriously, if I send you an FDD setup and about 100 disks, will you shut up?
> > I'll send it *AT MY EXPENSE* just to rid the list of your nonsense... and maybe get you to
> > leave Mark and Boisy alone...
> > 
> > Tony       
> 
> You lost the argument so you have to insist that you won because 
> me worrying about a floppy drive not working for very long time 
> isn't good enough?  DVD writers are still optical drives.  The 
> SVD II when it comes out, if it hasn't already, will support 
> DSDD disk format.  At that point, nitros9 and hdb-dos should 
> work from dsk images that are loaded into it.
> 
> Yes I can go dumpster diving or I can buy an as-is floppy drive 
> and hope it works, but why?  Using obscenity on me because I
> am not satisfied with disk technology in general doesn't make
> sense either.
> 
> Arguing that I need to do more research is another reason to
> avoid floppy drive technology.  I'd rather spend that effort
> on figuring out how I can get an SVD II.  In the meantime,
> I'll convert coco disks to dsk images on my IBM which has
> a 1.2 m drive.

If that's what it takes. OK, you won the argument. Now please do us
all a favor and go away.