Aaron Kulkis wrote: > Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am currently in the market for a flash card and floppy disk reader. >> Yes, floppy disks, the 3.5" ones. >> >> The reason I would like a reader for floppy disks as I have in excess of >> 100 disks that contain Windows drivers that I have needed over the >> years. Some of these have not been replaced by newer versions as the >> hardware itself didn't ever fail and so the old adage of "If it ain't >> broke, Don't fix it" probably came to the developers mind. I will >> probably not ever need them again, but they might come in handy for a >> friend/business associate. >> >> With this utility I will be able to transfer the driver files onto a USB >> flashdisk and also keep another copy in my ~/, which gets backed up each >> day to an external USB HDD. > > Professional admin advice here: > > First, make several CD-R copies of this collection. > They can't be accidentally over-written like USB memory sticks. > > > After you have a half dozen CD-R copies, THEN you can worry > about USB memory sticks.
Point taken, although having a USB floppy disk unit might come in handy for usage on legacy software. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
