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From: Andreas Kohlbach on 26 Apr 2010 22:05
The floppy was probably the most used data storage device for Commodore
computers, especially the C64. Swapped with friends at school with the
newest games on back then...

<http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/sony-shutting-down-japanese-floppy-disk-sales-by-march-2011-kil>
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From: Clocky on 26 Apr 2010 22:46
Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
> The floppy was probably the most used data storage device for
> Commodore computers, especially the C64. Swapped with friends at
> school with the newest games on back then...
>

The 3.5" floppy didn't play a part in the C64's success and the 5.25" format
has been dead for years already.

> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/sony-shutting-down-japanese-floppy-disk-sales-by-march-2011-kil

Have Mitsumi, TEAC, Panasonic and Samsung etc all stopped production?





From: Rudolf Harras on 27 Apr 2010 07:02
Am 27.04.2010 04:46, schrieb Clocky:
> Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>> The floppy was probably the most used data storage device for
>> Commodore computers, especially the C64. Swapped with friends at
>> school with the newest games on back then...
>>
>
> The 3.5" floppy didn't play a part in the C64's success and the 5.25" format
> has been dead for years already.
>
>> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/sony-shutting-down-japanese-floppy-disk-sales-by-march-2011-kil
>
> Have Mitsumi, TEAC, Panasonic and Samsung etc all stopped production?

Hmm, so what does that mean. You can't get any 5 1/4" anymore?

How long will they last? Mine still seem to be OK 25 years later. But
how long?
From: Sean Huxter on 27 Apr 2010 08:22

"Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message
news:4bd64ff2$0$27789$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com...
> Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>> The floppy was probably the most used data storage device for
>> Commodore computers, especially the C64. Swapped with friends at
>> school with the newest games on back then...
>>
>
> The 3.5" floppy didn't play a part in the C64's success and the 5.25"
> format has been dead for years already.
>

Most of my most significant work on the C64/128 was done on 3.5" floppy. I
had a 1581 and GEOS which used it very nicely. All of my development work
was done on it.

It is also one of the easier formats to move data to and from a PC emulator
as PC floppy drives can be made to read and write the 3.5" 1581 format.

Sean.


From: Clocky on 27 Apr 2010 12:10
Sean Huxter wrote:
> "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message
> news:4bd64ff2$0$27789$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com...
>> Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>>> The floppy was probably the most used data storage device for
>>> Commodore computers, especially the C64. Swapped with friends at
>>> school with the newest games on back then...
>>>
>>
>> The 3.5" floppy didn't play a part in the C64's success and the 5.25"
>> format has been dead for years already.
>>
>
> Most of my most significant work on the C64/128 was done on 3.5"
> floppy. I had a 1581 and GEOS which used it very nicely. All of my
> development work was done on it.
>
> It is also one of the easier formats to move data to and from a PC
> emulator as PC floppy drives can be made to read and write the 3.5"
> 1581 format.

Yeah, but if 5.25" based drive sales (154x/1571) are the measure of success
then the 3.5" C= drives don't even rate.

I've dealt with C= equipment for many years and despite the huge popularity
of the C64 and the 154x drives I have never even come across a single 3.5"
C= floppy drive or known anyone to own one.

That's my point.


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