[GLLUG] 3" floppy

[Stephan Andre']

On Wednesday 11 July 2007 14:39:31 frank.dolinar at comcast.net wrote:
> Eduardo,
>    I hope you actually mean 3.25" floppy.  If so, I may be able to help you
> since I have a couple systems that have 3.25" floppies installed.  It would
> depend on how the data is actually stored on these floppies and whether
> they can actually be read by either a Linux or Windows system at all.  If,
> however, as I suspect the Smith Corona used it's own format on the disks,
> it will likely be impossible to transfer the data unless you find a
> compatible unit.. If you really meant a 3" floppy, then I wish you good
> luck.  The 3" floppies were available from Dysan for about a year before
> they were pretty much laughed out of the market.  Again, however, it may be
> that that's actually the format that the Smith Corona unit used.
>
>    On the othere hand, as I get to the end of this note, I suspect you
> already know all of this.
>
> -Frank

Nope, I'm pretty sure he meant 3 inch.  It was used on a few word-processor
systems.  I helped a friend get a 3 inch drive working; I am trying to find 
out if the poor thing is still alive.  These things are rare these days--they
were not built well.

--STeve Andre'