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mir

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5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

i found today  a 5.2 inch floppy disks
with DOS 3.20 on it
from creative
it is really 5.2 inch
have u seen them before ?
i think it is in a good condition.. any chances someone knows how/when w kif test it

I asked permission to keep it
- otherwise i would have taken it without them noticing - no it is not stealing

it was so fun when i found them
there is also a paper with dots - the old system - 3indi ktir hishriyeh shoufon and touch them

so , guys , anyone else has some real old hardware stuff min iyem sit jideh ?
is it only me who has curiosity for those stuff ?
post pics if u have any
do u keep this kind of old hardware or u throw it cuz it is useless

battikh

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Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

i had one but my mom threw it away 2 years ago without telling me. i got so pissed of :(

karim

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Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

My first math co-processor:

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/1193/70199400ms3.jpg

mir

Member

Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

battikh i can get you one .. actually i found 3ilbeh with around 10 or so
i can take 2 or 3 since i found it
i have lotus  fi more DOS stuff .. if tools (i wonder what they are )
what do i get in return .. the oldest router  ?
fi shi matra7 in leb in some uni or something fina nru7 nitfaraj 3ala heik ishya ?

a pic from the cell

Last edited by mir (July 19 2007)

rolf

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Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

nice mir,
By the way, I have a box of sealed 8 inch floppies that i keep in a drawer.

mir

Member

Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

yiy..
u have a box of them
can u give me one  - or if u want exchange it
or does the word SEALED means a NO :(

- i know ur name , i can get to ur house , i know they are in the drawer ... (6) -

do u mean something like this

Last edited by mir (July 19 2007)

Padre

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Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

u have one ... i have more then 200 of them
i keep most of my "old work"/OS/games on them. i had them one day, why not keep them :)
they used to come with special carrying case and all :)

mir

Member

Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

ok.. padre
i officially hate you

ba3dena.. kif haideh.. keep ur "old work" , how old r u man  ? .. khli2t floppy bi 2idak
special carrying cases ? post pics  akid if you have time
w by the way , i am still expecting "that mail" that was supposed to take "couple of few days"

mezin

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Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

ah i used to hate those things !!! one day i was so happy i got monopoly on 3 or 4 of those can't remember ... the last one was unreadable ... even the slightest bend and you can kiss them goodbye !!

Padre

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Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

the email is sent, now the pics will have to wait a bit

mir

Member

Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

thanks Padre
btw i already sent u the thank u email .. and some details

khalas i believe you
don't bother sending pic

Last edited by mir (July 23 2007)

teodorgeorgiev

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Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

I still keep my Bulgarian variant of Apple-II  (Pravetz-8M).
64KB of RAM
5.2 120KB floppy disks (some 6 boxes)

And also fully working IBM PC 8086 at 8MHz with 8087 math co-processor :)

mir

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Re: 5.2 Inch Floppy Disks

teo , i had to google  Apple-II  (Pravetz-8M) and the IBM PC 8086 to know what ur talking about

really really nice teo that u get to keep them

i expect nuc also to have some  nice old shit

it is just me who doesn't have anything :(