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 > > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
