Do you still use a 5.25 Floppy Drive?

jrobinson · 01-20-02, 08:21 AM

I'm just wondering. I was looking for mine, but I seemed to be missing a box of older hardware. I think I actually remember throwing it all away before I moved last... anyways. Of course my copies of DOS and Windows 3.x are on them... with some older data I need. So I just bought one.

But I'm wondering if anyone still uses them on a regular basis? Or a more than once a year thing? I haven't used one since Windows 95 was a released.

twikoff · 01-20-02, 09:40 AM

Ive got one in the closet with my commodore 64

cant see any reason anyone would actually use one anymore though

zuffy · 01-20-02, 10:32 AM

I rarely use 3.5" floppies now, let alone 5.25"

jumbojp · 01-20-02, 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by twikoff
Ive got one in the closet with my commodore 64

cant see any reason anyone would actually use one anymore though

I have one of those, the 1541 I think!

There is a program so you can hook it up to a pc with an adapter cable and transfer your C64 games over to be used on an emulator.

I have no idea how to do it, but that could be one use

I also have a 5.25" drive in my smokin' 286 8MHz machine!

D.Pham4GLTE (>60GB) · 01-20-02, 02:58 PM

Haven't used it for at least 4-5 years (I think my 386 had one. I believe my XT had a low density one) Of course, I can't check because I threw them out a while ago.

young · 01-20-02, 03:09 PM

nope. and no 3½" either. who knew macs would be right about that?

mikehunt · 01-20-02, 03:17 PM

I have that cable, never could get it working

Quote:

Originally posted by jumbojp

I have one of those, the 1541 I think!

There is a program so you can hook it up to a pc with an adapter cable and transfer your C64 games over to be used on an emulator.

I have no idea how to do it, but that could be one use

I also have a 5.25" drive in my smokin' 286 8MHz machine!

AndyCapps · 01-20-02, 05:53 PM

Only if I got crazy and wanted to dust off my Apple IIc, or play the two DOS games I have on 5.25 on the 486 my Dad now uses.

Darren Garrison · 01-20-02, 09:55 PM

Okay, does anyone use 8" floppies?

Movie_Man · 01-21-02, 05:58 PM

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Originally posted by Darren Garrison
Okay, does anyone use 8" floppies?

Darn, beat me to it. What was the capacity of those things anyway?

Anyone still use cassette tapes?

Darren Garrison · 01-21-02, 11:13 PM

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Originally posted by Movie_Man

Darn, beat me to it. What was the capacity of those things anyway?

Anyone still use cassette tapes?

I think something like 120 KB. I never *used* them on a system, but I have a few I bought at a Goodwill store (didn't buy the huge drives, though). As for cassette tapes, I found one at home just the other day-- a game for a Timex/Sinclair 1000.

01-20-02, 08:21 AM	#1
jrobinson Video Gamer Reviewers Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,162	Do you still use a 5.25 Floppy Drive? I'm just wondering. I was looking for mine, but I seemed to be missing a box of older hardware. I think I actually remember throwing it all away before I moved last... anyways. Of course my copies of DOS and Windows 3.x are on them... with some older data I need. So I just bought one. But I'm wondering if anyone still uses them on a regular basis? Or a more than once a year thing? I haven't used one since Windows 95 was a released. __________________ Links to my DVD Reviews and Video Game Reviews

01-20-02, 02:58 PM	#5
D.Pham4GLTE (>60GB) DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Stick out your tongue! Posts: 36,613	Haven't used it for at least 4-5 years (I think my 386 had one. I believe my XT had a low density one) Of course, I can't check because I threw them out a while ago. __________________ abrg: *whine whine* suprmallet: *why so serious?*

01-20-02, 03:09 PM	#6
young DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Earth Posts: 2,693	nope. and no 3½" either. who knew macs would be right about that? __________________ Y O U N G

01-20-02, 09:40 AM	#2
twikoff DVD Talk God Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Right Behind You!!! Posts: 79,341	Ive got one in the closet with my commodore 64 cant see any reason anyone would actually use one anymore though

01-20-02, 10:32 AM	#3
zuffy DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Region 1 Posts: 16,126	I rarely use 3.5" floppies now, let alone 5.25"

01-20-02, 05:53 PM	#8
AndyCapps Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 1999 Posts: 8,205	Only if I got crazy and wanted to dust off my Apple IIc, or play the two DOS games I have on 5.25 on the 486 my Dad now uses.

01-20-02, 09:55 PM	#9
Darren Garrison Needs to provide a working email Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Formerly known as Darrin Garrison Posts: 3,321	Okay, does anyone use 8" floppies?