On Mon, 23 Jan 2023 at 20:38, Angel M Alganza via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On 2023-01-23 20:59, Adrian Godwin via cctalk wrote: > > There was the Amstrad floppy. I think it was 3". Hopefully didn't get > > out > > of the UK. > > Why would you say such a thing? Of course it got out of the UK and came > into Europe, where I could get them, use them, and enjoy them
Exactly so! They were a good design. Exceptionally robust, and designed to be posted directly, without an envelope, as the shutter can't be opened by hand, only by the drive. Hitachi's mechanical design was IMHO superior to Sony's of the 3½" diskette. > I was never lucky enough to own a PCW, but I still haven't lost the hope > to get one some day. I need to check some boxes but I think I have 2 PCW9512s. I could be persuaded to part with one. But you'd save money driving to Prague to collect it, rather than shipping the 3 large boxes! -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven UK: (+44) 7939-087884 ~ Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053
