At 14:25 +0000 on 15/01/03, Stuart Bell wrote: >I remember debates at the time as to whether you could use both sides >of a 400Kb floppy in a 800Kb drive. In the days when floppies were �2 >or $4 each. > >Some people said no. Others said yes. Sound familiar?
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