I got one of these at newegg for 15 dollars I believe.  Only reason I
needed it was to get the RAID drivers on my machine at home.  But when
you gotta have it...well you know.

Mike

On Nov 8, 2007 12:06 PM, Constance Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "> I have computers with serial ports AND floppies."
>
> "Yes, but have you required both of those in the computers you bought
> this
> year?
>
> "I have not been willing to pay the extra $30 for a floppy drive for at
> least two years."
>
> There's an easy way to cut this particular Gordian knot, for most
> currently available computers: buy a portable floppy drive that connects
> via USB.  The portable drives are inexpensive, and they work well.
>
> Sometimes you have to work with old media; this is a cheap, convenient
> solution.  And the USB-connected floppy drives are VERY portable and
> hot-pluggable, so you don't have to have one for every computer.
>
> --Constance Warner
>
>
>
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