On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 at 00:17, Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Or maybe it's the need for fingerprint oils on the media! 3.5" keeps > fingers away more than 5.25 or 8". On the Lisa "Twiggy" diskettes, they > made special provision to get more thumb prints.
*Chuckle* Even if I never saw them, IKWYM. I am slowly staggering towards having my ZX Spectrum machines up and running again -- and I hope my QL, too. They both have 5¼" drives. When I kitted out my Spectrum with an MGT DISCiPLE and a single DS/DD 80t drive, circa 1986 or so, 5¼" drives were ~½ the price of 3½" ones, and the media were much less -- maybe 1/10th of the price. Due to acute media shortage, if my old disks can still be read, now I'm looking at moving over to 3½" drives and media. I do have a µSD card interface too, but it doesn't feel the same... -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven - Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 - ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053
