[Tfug] README PLEASE, EARL! Re: 5.25 drives

[earljviolet at deserthowler.com]

I found the floppy drives that Don was talking about at World Care.  I
need to check on the disposition of these drives.  Then I can comment on
availability.  They are untested and will probably remain that way.

Earl
On Wed, March 24, 2010 10:35 pm, Chas Leichner wrote:
> I found a bunch of old floppies in the IEEE room at U of A tonight, so
> I would love to grab one or two drives to see if I could read some of
> them.
>
> ~Chas
>
> On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Bexley Hall <bexley401 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi Earl,
>>
>>> I won't be in until Monday.  However, at that time I'll check if
>>> they are there.
>>
>> Last time I saw them, they were located on the hallway shelf unit
>> near where the "brown barrels" *used* to be kept (before Haiti)
>> just outside Joe's door.
>>
>>> I have no idea right now as to the status of these drives, if they
>>
>> Understood.  I think Joe was saving them for a guy who wanted
>> the hub motors of a particular type (I recall him pointing out
>> the distinguishing feature but shrugged it off  :> )
>>
>>> work or if they even still exist.  I can watch for
>>> some in the stripping room as well.
>>
>> You could tell Charles to watch for machines that might
>> have them -- but he seems overloaded, lately.  ;-)
>>
>> It's always the case:  we recycle stuff that has been sitting
>> around collecting dust -- then there is a *need*!  :-/
>>
>>
>>
>>
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