(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:13 am
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:01 am
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"Nonny" <nonnymoose DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:08:39 -0700, "Steve Turner"
> <stevezygote DeleteThis @telus.net> wrote:
>
>>It had a drive bay in it that I THOUGHT was for the floppy. Is this lack
>>of
>>a floppy standard to Vista?
>
> It has been standard on computers for several years, even with XP.
>
>>And what do you mean by "by an external drive"
>
> WOW... you ARE out of the picture!!
>
> It is a hard drive connected to a USB port.
>
> People also commonly use flash drives in place of floppies... the
> smallest currently available is about a gig and will hold the contents
> of about a bazillion floppies.
I gave up on trying to stay ahead of the technological changes simply
because it was breaking my bank! Real estate has a much better pay off!
Unless you're in the States. Thanks for the info.
(Msg. 11) Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:02 am
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"Nonny" <nonnymoose.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:08:39 -0700, "Steve Turner"
> <stevezygote.RemoveThis@telus.net> wrote:
>
>>And "you can't Ben Stein"....who is Ben Stein?
>
> Ben Stein is a TV personality known for his intelligence.
>
> I was being sarcastic.
(Msg. 12) Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:06 pm
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you could do a bootable thumb drive.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:26 pm
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Most new PCs don't have floppy drives. If you need a floppy drive you have
two options, either buy an internal drive and fit it yourself (or have a
technician fit it) or, alternatively, buy a USB external floppy drive.
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"Steve Turner" <stevezygote DeleteThis @telus.net> wrote in message
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> I am totally new to Vista. I just bought a new computer and it has an OEM
> version on the HDD.
>
> Well, surprise, surprise! I don't have a 3.5 floppy. I do on my old XP
> based machine. And I've got a lot of stuff stored on floppies. How can I
> access this in Vista?
>
> In addition, how can I boot from a floppy in an emergency when there IS
> not floppy?
>
> Thanks.
(Msg. 14) Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:40 pm
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With all of the new software that is out I don't think you can find many
files that will still fit on a floppy!
(Msg. 15) Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:41 pm
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"Bill Meyer" <gingem RemoveThis @email.com> wrote in message
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> With all of the new software that is out I don't think you can find many
> files that will still fit on a floppy!
>
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> Have A Great Day!
> Bill Meyer
I can't possibly respond with a thank you to each and every one of you who
gave me insights. So collectively, "thank you!" I've been educated. I didn't
think my XP was that old. But it is. I paid $850 for my HP5L parallel laser
printer. Now I find they're all USB and you can get a reasonable, basic
laser (certainly one that's as capable as my 5L) for less than $100! Whew!
(Msg. 16) Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:41 pm
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I have over 1000 floppy disks with data on them. 2-3x a year, I need an
old project file. It is not worth copying them to DVD. Takes too long.
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