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They ain't what they used to be. I'm lucky if I can bat 75% with most of the ones I buy anymore. I'm asking here because most 98 machines still have floppy drives. Any recommendations for a specific brand?  Signature--- Long live Fat32! --- Yeah, that's an understatement, really. I have always used Imation floppy disks (3-1/2") and probably see a little bit better than 75% good ones in a box. SignatureGlen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > They ain't what they used to be. > I'm lucky if I can bat 75% with most of the ones I buy anymore. > I'm asking here because most 98 machines still have floppy drives. > Any recommendations for a specific brand? > They ain't what they used to be. > I'm lucky if I can bat 75% with most of the ones I buy anymore. > I'm asking here because most 98 machines still have floppy drives. > Any recommendations for a specific brand? I don't use that many now that I'm retired. At work I always brought the Staples house brand. Very few bad ones. Very few. The company of course had an account and received a discount. But even so,less that the name brands if you brought on your own. Signature-------------------- http://NewsReader.Com/ -------------------- Usenet Newsgroup Service $9.95/Month 30GB > They ain't what they used to be. > I'm lucky if I can bat 75% with most of the ones I buy > anymore. I'm asking here because most 98 machines still > have floppy drives. Any recommendations for a specific > brand? Nothing is what it used to be. I have hundreds of 3M and Fuji floppies, as well as some no- names which software came on - most of which were bought in the 90's and less than 10 (if that) have failed. I have a few original Aldus disks from 89 or 90 and they still work fine, too. I use a floppy 2-5 times a week to move small amounts of data between 2 computers - the last 3M lasted about 2 years I think... I am now using a Fuji, also its 2nd year IIRC. I believe 3M is now Imation and I don't like Imation. I don't know if Fuji still makes floppies, but that's what I would buy. Although as it stands, I think I have a supply for the rest of my life. (Of course, that doesn't help YOU much.) SignatureDisagreements and the usual insults expected and welcomed. >> They ain't what they used to be. >> I'm lucky if I can bat 75% with most of the ones I buy [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Although as it stands, I think I have a supply for the rest of > my life. (Of course, that doesn't help YOU much.) I just ordered 50 Fujifilm Floppy Disks for $11.66. Multicolored already. :-) Signature--- Long live Fat32! --- > They ain't what they used to be. > I'm lucky if I can bat 75% with most of the ones I buy anymore. > I'm asking here because most 98 machines still have floppy drives. > Any recommendations for a specific brand? I had an old set of Windows 95 installation floppies that I reformatted and used. I don't remember *any* of those going bad. Those AOL floppies held up pretty good too... :-) Signature--- Long live Fat32! --- >> They ain't what they used to be. >> I'm lucky if I can bat 75% with most of the ones I buy [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > reformatted and used. I don't remember *any* of those going > bad. Those AOL floppies held up pretty good too... :-) Yeah, I forgot about the AOL's... I worked in a company and every few months we used to get about 30-40 of those AOL disks... They held up fine too, nice sparkly designs on some of them... Glad to hear Fujis are still available. Fujis are also one of the best CD-R brands. SignatureDisagreements and the usual insults expected and welcomed. Don't understand the problem. Always used "Fujifilm" floppies. NEVER had a bad one. > They ain't what they used to be. > I'm lucky if I can bat 75% with most of the ones I buy anymore. > I'm asking here because most 98 machines still have floppy drives. > Any recommendations for a specific brand? |
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