http://www.examiner.com/x-16352-Japan-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m4d24-Sony-to-discontinue-35-inch-floppy-disk-in-Japan
arrrghhh.. thank god there are flash or other alternatives ;)
A bit scary. Its hard enough just finding cassette tape too (would be even harder if it wasnt for all those childrens "sing along"-toy recorders).
Good thing that the amiga was so popular tho, so you can always find a stack of cheap amiga DD floppy backups online and reformat if needed.
In Spain it is still common to find 3.5" disks, but they're dissapearing every day.
I've found also in Germany in Saturn stores.
Edit:I just noticed this is my 100th post. Gotta celebrate it! 8)
Whoa, that was close. For a moment I thought they where about to stop producing 3" discs.
Quote from: nurgle on 10:57, 27 April 10
Whoa, that was close. For a moment I thought they where about to stop producing 3" discs.
Nooooo, nurgle, 3" discs will be produced until year 2060, don't be afraid.
Quote from: Devilmarkus on 11:32, 27 April 10
Nooooo, nurgle, 3" discs will be produced until year 2060, don't be afraid.
Yes, and this year is 1989.
Look I see a cpc6128 for sale there £399.99.
Cheap!
Quote from: arnoldemu on 14:03, 27 April 10
Yes, and this year is 1989.
Look I see a cpc6128 for sale there £399.99.
Cheap!
Yes but because it has GT65 monitor :(
Look the other, for £599.99 this has a CTM 644!
I've never been able to find 3" disks, unless I look on ebay. Tesco's have stopped selling 3.5" disks so I badly need to find somewhere I can buy a load? Any ideas?? I'm not paying ebay prices.
Here in Spain you can find 10 piece boxes for 4-5 euros. Depending on how much of them you'd like, postage fees shouldn't be an issue.
Quote from: robcfg on 14:32, 28 April 10
Here in Spain you can find 10 piece boxes for 4-5 euros. Depending on how much of them you'd like, postage fees shouldn't be an issue.
Do they have an online service???
Not exactly.
I wouldn't mind to look for the discs and send them to you... :laugh:
40 ways we still use floppy disks (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8651750.stm)
I just bought a box,tdk manufacture disk,very easy to find.And also very easy tapes tdk.
For people outside spain buy here.
http://www.opirata.com/diskettes-c-24.html
or here
http://www.acuista.com/x/disquetes/
tapes:
http://www.opirata.com/audio-video-cassette-c-197.html
Quote from: dragon on 10:43, 19 August 10
I just bought a box,tdk manufacture disk,very easy to find.And also very easy tapes tdk.
For people outside spain buy here.
http://www.opirata.com/diskettes-c-24.html (http://www.opirata.com/diskettes-c-24.html)
or here
http://www.acuista.com/x/disquetes/ (http://www.acuista.com/x/disquetes/)
tapes:
http://www.opirata.com/audio-video-cassette-c-197.html (http://www.opirata.com/audio-video-cassette-c-197.html)
ebuyer.co.uk also have them.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/233992
damn those are cheap.
But you forget,the change pounds/euro the euro now is cheaper that pound.So for the rest of europe is not so cheap.
more cheaper not tdk but cheaper .
http://aguileraweb.com/index.php/cPath/22_41_455?osCsid=db1c470685e0ce90b1ae23d45874f576
Great... time to buy some more...
[EDIT] Oh wait, these are 3.5 coasters. But you can find these everywhere, really...