Subj : Re: Cloning a 2.5" IDE/PATA Laptop Hard drive
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Subject: Re: Cloning a 2.5" IDE/PATA Laptop Hard drive
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 04:53:00 -0600
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On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 03:06:11 -0500, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:

>
>For the EXE, double-click it, stick a blank floppy in the
>floppy drive, and there should be a winimage screen...
>
>https://s8.postimg.org/7xor5c1id/click_that_EXE.gif
>

Ok, I clicked on it on my lastop and I got that same view. There is no
floppy drive on that laptop though. I do have an external USB floppy
drive, I wonder if that will work? (First I got to find that thing). 

Actually the only computer that has a floppy drive is my Windows 98
machine. I hope this EXE will run on Win98.

I could also plug a floppy drive into my XP desktop. It has the
connector for a floppy on the motherboard. Come to think of it, that
tower has space to install a floppy drive. I should just put one in
there permanently.

I can see one problem though. That tower dont have the mini-molex plug
that the floppy drive needs. Looks like another trip to ebay is needed.
(What is the correct name for that plug adaptor?)
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