On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 14:50:23 -0700 "Isaac MacFarlane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
IM> Does anyone know if this even exists? I have some old floppies that IM> I would like to get data from, but the only system that I have that IM> has one has a dead power supply and I'm not sure if it would really IM> be worth tracking down an old AT power supply for something that IM> wouldn't likely be put back into service. I would think the USB IM> drive should be less expensive anyway and I don't have to worry IM> about how do I transfer the data once I do read it. I haven't looked IM> at the system in years, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't even have a IM> nic in it. As I recall, 5.25 and 3.5 inch drives use the same cable, so if you have a machine with a 3.5 inch drive that you don't mind taking apart, you could take the 5.25 out of the defunct machine and put it in a newer machine, and you're set. -- +------------------------+-------------------------------+---------+ | James Tappin | School of Physics & Astronomy | O__ | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | University of Birmingham | -- \/` | | Ph: 0121-414-6462. Fax: 0121-414-3722 | | +--------------------------------------------------------+---------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
