-=> Dave Drum spoke thus to Gaylen Hintz <=-


 GH>  hehehehe, yep... my color computer took the 5 1/5 inch floppies <thank
 GH> goodness>
 GH> though single sided double density. Added the os/9 operating system,
 GH> compiled device
 GH> drivers for the 3 1/2 floppies and I was in hog heaven.

 DD> I didn't get into 3.5" floppies until I got my Amiga. I just got one of
 DD> those notcher deals and made "flippies" out of my 5.25" floppies.

 heheheh, yeah I forgot about that. Instantly doubled your drive space. 


 DD> Now the only 3.5" floppy I have left is the promo Amiga calculator that
 DD> Commode Door put out back when I owned my computer store. They sold

 Ok, you lost me... Amiga calulator?  Exactly what was that?

  GH>  hehehehe, with the Ziglog Z80 chip?  Initial price back in 1983 at
 GH> $600 was quite an investment wasn't it. 

 DD> Didn't pay near that. I am not an "early adopter" and when the Adam
 DD> didn't "fly off the shelves" dealers - most of whom were toy/game
 DD> stores who didn't understand computers - cut prices dramatically to
 DD> make room for game consoles.   Bv)=

 Ah I see. Personal computing was in it's infancy.  Well I guess we all have
some not so favorite memories of that time when IBM was the "premier" system. 


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