Subj : Re: floppy disks
To   : Boraxman
From : Dr. What
Date : Sat May 10 2025 08:35:18

-=> Boraxman wrote to mary4 <=-

 Bo> I just realised in another message I said I preferred 3.5".  Maybe I
 Bo> don't know, but the 1.2M were kind of "exotic" as I rarely actually saw
 Bo> them used.

They weren't around long as 3.5" floppies came out soon after to correct the
problems that floppies, in general, had.

ex:
1.2M floppies looked identical to 360K floppies.  When the 3.5" ones came out
they added the extra hole so you could easily tell them apart.


.... Criminal lawyer.  Isn't that redundant?
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