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To: C19fan
floppy disk drive for 3.5-by-5-inch media

Did Apple really use asymmetrical floppy disks?

7 posted on 05/29/2014 6:53:22 AM PDT by MortMan (Avoid temporary variables and strange women.)
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To: MortMan

I remember seeing an Apple II demonstration running at a expo in the 70s.Drooled but couldn’t afford one.Probably should have been 3.5 and 5.25 inch floppy disks;and each required a different drive unit. I still have a lot of legacy hardware stored.Apple,Atari,Commodore,Amiga,Tandy,IBM and PC clones each had their good and bad features.
IBM type became standard because of business managers.

There was a Mac SE30 still used only by authorized personnel in my work as late as late 1995.

Apple was easier to use IF there was(is) a program available for your needs.But more costly . Many of 8 bit machines were good to learn Basic and ML .

Today’s smartphone has more power than mainframes of the 1970s!


13 posted on 05/29/2014 7:08:47 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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